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Nets designed to protect against drones have appeared on roads leading toward Chornobyl in the Kyiv region as security measures are stepped up on approaches to the Belarusian border. The barriers are intended to protect vehicles and pedestrians from FPV drones, Ukrainian outlet Telegraf reports.
Upon impact, a drone may become entangled in the net or detonate before reaching its target. Similar structures have previously been installed on roads in frontline areas of Ukraine. They are used to protect military equipment, civilian vehicles and pedestrians, and can also hamper the operation of reconnaissance drones.
The anti-drone nets are stretched between tall metal poles. This is part of broader preparations for a possible attack from the north. In early August, Der Spiegel reported that checkpoints had been set up in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, trenches and pits were being dug in the sandy soil, and defensive galleries were being built and reinforced.
The Chornobyl Exclusion Zone is located near Ukraine’s border with Belarus. In February 2022, Russian troops entered the area, seized the territory around the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant and used it during their offensive on Kyiv. Several weeks later, Russian units withdrew from northern Ukraine.
Earlier, Deputy Head of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s Main Intelligence Directorate Vadym Skibitskyi said that Russia continues its attempts to draw Belarus into the war against Ukraine.
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