Dear MEL Topic Readers,
These nets used to catch fish. Now they’re catching Russian drones
Last year, more than 2,000 Russian drones attacked the southern city of
Kherson every week and killed over 100 people. While shooting down every drone
is nearly impossible, there is an innovative and practical tool that helps protect
people and infrastructures on the ground, nets. Tulip nets can thwart small
drones, and fishing nets can protect tanks and electricity utilities from deadly
kamikaze drones, which carry heavy explosives. These nets are donated by
farmers and fishermen from many parts of Europe, and are being trucked to
Ukraine by a variety of volunteer groups. They now protect hospital courtyards,
power generators, shopping streets, and even open roads. Just like mosquito
nets prevent mosquito bites and diseases such as malaria in tropical and
subtropical regions, tulip nets and fishing nets are now protecting lives in
Ukraine from Russian drones.
Read the article and learn how conventional nets are being used in
Ukraine.
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