The Ukrainian army uses fishing nets sent by fishermen from Brittany, France, to catch drones and protect civilians and soldiers. The charitable organization Kernic Solidarités has shipped two transports, with a total length of 280 km.
The lifespan of a deep-sea fishing net is 1-2 years, after which they become worn out. So far, the approximately 800 tons of nets discarded each year have posed a problem, writes The Guardian.
Now, the nets made from horsehair, once used for sea bass fishing, are repurposed for another use: to stop Russian drones.
The Breton charity Kernic Solidarités has sent two shipments of nets, totaling 280 km in length, to Ukraine, to protect soldiers and civilians along the front line, where the fighting is most intense.
Russia uses small, cheap drones, equipped with explosives, remotely directed over distances of up to 25 km. Ukrainians use the nets to create tunnels where the drone propellers get tangled, just as spiders catch insects in a web.
“In the last two years, the war has changed. Before we didn’t even think about drones, but now it’s a drone war,” says Christian Abaziou, 70, logistics manager at Kernic Solidarités.
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