Anonymous
6/9/2025, 8:18:56 PM No.63806708
Pro-Russia Italian news denies that fiber optic drones exist and claim they are physically impossible, and are just a figment of Ukrainians imagination and propaganda.
https://www.corrierenazionale.net/2025/06/08/scissors-against-drones-the-bizarre-and-controversial-tactics-in-ukraines-war-and-the-truth-about-fiber-optic-claims/
>A central claim in the narrative around drone warfare in Ukraine is that drones are being operated via fiber optic cables that can be cut with something as simple as a pair of scissors. Ukrainian officials and soldiers have referenced this tactic in interviews and frontline reports, suggesting that enemy drones are rendered useless if their “fiber optic” tethers are severed.
The Italian then claims fiber optic drones don't exist at all and are Ukrainian propaganda.
>However, this claim does not withstand technical scrutiny. Fiber optic cables, by their very nature, are designed for high-speed data transmission and are typically laid underground or within protected conduits. They are not designed to trail behind airborne drones, nor is it feasible for drones to deploy or manage such cables during flight. The idea that drones are flying with fiber optic cables attached, which can then be cut by hand, is simply not plausible. As any telecommunications engineer can confirm, fiber optic infrastructure is a fixed, subterranean network—not something that can be reeled out behind a moving aerial vehicle.
>This raises questions about the accuracy of battlefield reports and the motivations behind such claims. Are these stories a form of psychological warfare, designed to confuse or mislead the enemy? Or do they reflect a misunderstanding or miscommunication about the technology in use?
https://www.corrierenazionale.net/2025/06/08/scissors-against-drones-the-bizarre-and-controversial-tactics-in-ukraines-war-and-the-truth-about-fiber-optic-claims/
>A central claim in the narrative around drone warfare in Ukraine is that drones are being operated via fiber optic cables that can be cut with something as simple as a pair of scissors. Ukrainian officials and soldiers have referenced this tactic in interviews and frontline reports, suggesting that enemy drones are rendered useless if their “fiber optic” tethers are severed.
The Italian then claims fiber optic drones don't exist at all and are Ukrainian propaganda.
>However, this claim does not withstand technical scrutiny. Fiber optic cables, by their very nature, are designed for high-speed data transmission and are typically laid underground or within protected conduits. They are not designed to trail behind airborne drones, nor is it feasible for drones to deploy or manage such cables during flight. The idea that drones are flying with fiber optic cables attached, which can then be cut by hand, is simply not plausible. As any telecommunications engineer can confirm, fiber optic infrastructure is a fixed, subterranean network—not something that can be reeled out behind a moving aerial vehicle.
>This raises questions about the accuracy of battlefield reports and the motivations behind such claims. Are these stories a form of psychological warfare, designed to confuse or mislead the enemy? Or do they reflect a misunderstanding or miscommunication about the technology in use?
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