Somewhere in Donbass lies a vast complex of underground rooms housing the “Madyar Birds”, a unique Ukrainian regiment. A few thousand women and men in charge of clearing the sky of Russian drones and relentlessly destroying, using drones, the invader’s men and equipment. Located in a secret location, this place serves as the headquarters of Robert Brovdi, known as “Madyar” (Magyar, “the Hungarian”, in Ukrainian), commander of the 414my Independent regiment of unmanned combat systems.
Dressed in black from head to toe, Robert Brovdi, 49, does not share the execrable humor of many Ukrainian soldiers exhausted by almost three years of war. If things go wrong at the front, it must “to the helplessness of our Western partners, who helped us initially, but did not accelerate their weapons production and now begin to fear that Putin will press the red button”. Determined to continue the fight, “Madyar” works hard to perfect the new art of drone warfare.
Shows the regimental headquarters a World. One room is dedicated to hunting enemy drones. These fall into two main categories: reconnaissance drones (DR) and combat drones (DC). The first became, in the summer of 2024, one of the main threats because its cameras transmit, in real time, to the Russian artillery the precise coordinates of the Ukrainian military device up to several tens of kilometers behind the forehead.
In the room, a man and two women sit in front of very large screens and frequently make phone calls. “Madyar” broadcasts on a screen several videos of the destruction in flight of these DRs by “ram drones”, responsible for hitting their targets until they fall. “We use quadcopters up to 2,000 meters and fixed-wing drones up to 4,000 meters”explains “Madyar”, very proud that his team has developed battering ram drones, often reusable and costing a few thousand euros, to shoot down the DRs whose price is included. between 200,000 and 300,000 euros each.
“Our dome system is unique”
Combat drones are divided into two subcategories: bombers and FPV (first person view ; piloting by immersion, in French). These very inexpensive quadcopters have been roaming the battlefield since 2023, causing half of the human and material losses. The engineers of the 414my The regiment has developed an electromagnetic intelligence system (ROEM) called “Koulibine”, which allows the video signal of enemy drones (which is used to guide the drone) to be intercepted in real time. The image seen by the Russian pilot is displayed on the screen, allowing the “Madyar birds” to locate him precisely. This is where the 414 inhibitor network comes into play.my. By cutting the frequency used to pilot it, it causes the quadcopter to fall without being able to reach its target.
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