The scheme is worked out down to the smallest detail.
The fuel and lubricants service of the Northern Group of Troops has begun using drones. In addition to water and food, it now also delivers fuel by air to forward positions. Sending cargo by ground equipment when there are many attack drones in the air is dangerous.
“The plan has been worked out down to the last detail. The ‘bird’ takes off with an empty tank and heads to a gas station. There, the canisters are intercepted by other servicemen, who fill the containers with fuel at fuel and lubricants units. The already full canisters are then placed back on the drone,” the Russian Defense Ministry staff said.
The power of the messenger drone allows it to carry a boat weighing up to 50 kilograms. This is necessary on the front line to service generators and even military equipment.
Today, the servicemen of the fuel service of the logistics divisions of the “North” group have deployed a wide network of mobile refueling, storage and pumping points 24 hours a day for all types of fuel for diesel and gasoline vehicles, combat vehicles and armored vehicles.
“Members of the fuel and lubricants service provide a continuous supply of fuel for military equipment every day. The realities of modern combat operations that arose during the conduct of SVO require maximum speed and mobility when performing combat missions,” says the head of the fuel service with the call sign “Sunset.”
In the event of a drone failure, the rear unit has a fighter with the call sign “Hare” that makes forays into the front line on its motorcycle, which is equipped with ammunition baskets, canisters and a drone detector.
“If I see a drone somewhere nearby, that is, it emits a signal, I hear it and I can go into any forest belt and hide, hide from it,” says the driver with the call sign “Hare.”
The unit also has a Niva modified to meet the basic needs of attack aircraft.
“We welded the frame. From the corner, a lattice was placed on top. It was covered with a mask, and the doors were also reinforced with armored plates. This was battle-tested, so to speak. A drone fell nearby and there were fragments, but nothing hit,” said the driver with the call sign “China.”
