Like a fly in a spider’s web. French seine nets are now hunting Russian drones in Ukraine

Experts compare their function to a spider’s web, and the small, cheap drones that become entangled in it with a propeller and which Russia often uses, to a fly, writes The Guardian.

“During the last two years, the war has mutated. We didn’t even think about drones before, but now it’s primarily a war of drones,” says Christian Abaziou, who is responsible for the logistics of charity work at the French organization Kernic Solidarités, which organizes the collection of nets.

In addition to France, Sweden and Denmark also sent decommissioned nets to Ukraine by the ton. “The Ukrainians told us that many of the ones they got are useless. The nets we’re sending now are made of horse hair and are used for deep-sea anglerfish fishing. They can hit the nets with drone-like force,” Abaziou explained.

And the defense of important objects and the population strengthened thanks to the generous supply of networks.

“Originally, the nets in Ukraine were mainly used by doctors to protect medical camps near the front line. Now they hang on roads, bridges, hospital entrances… It’s amazing that something so simple works so well,” he added.

Gérard Le Duff, president of Kernic Solidarités and grandson of a Brittany fisherman, commented: “The Ukrainian ambassador came to Brittany and thanked us for what we do.”