Azov Brigade officer details Russian use of anti-drone corridors

He commented the Russian tactic amid enemy's recent advances near Toretsk and attempts to push forward near Kostyantynivka.

“Unfortunately, not everything is as good as we’d like when it comes to countering drones,"  Lyrik said.

"The enemy is actively using anti-drone corridors along these sectors. We still need to develop and work harder in this direction.”

He explained that these corridors consist of mesh structures that allow vehicles to pass through, preventing drones from hitting them directly, as they get caught in the netting.

When asked whether these corridors could be built at least 15 kilometers from the front line, the Azov officer said they must be constructed in advance.

“Defense is layered. It takes time to develop — it doesn’t appear overnight," he explained.

"So yes, it may be difficult to do this now near Kostyantynivka, but in the areas of Druzhkivka, Kramatorsk, and Slovyansk, we should already be working on this and preparing for the future, even if no combat is yet taking place at the city's approaches.”

He stressed that this corridor must be fully finished.

“There are plenty of Telegram videos showing the enemy striking vehicles even in our own created corridors — ones that were unfinished and left some height off the ground," he added.

"This isn’t new anymore. People have started practicing this, and the enemy is using it too.”

Previously, Yehor Firsov, a drone strike platoon commander from Ukraine’s 109th Brigade, shared another idea for secure logistics in an interview with Radio NV.

“I worked with an engineer who built defensive structures for our brigade," he said then.

"A year and a half ago, he told me we need to build a kind of ‘metro.’ Not an underground train, but a trench covered in black plastic — long enough to move scooters, buggies, or other light vehicles back and forth. The enemy won’t know where you are. Even if they poke holes in the plastic, they won’t be able to find you. But we’ll still have mobility.”

Situation near Pokrovsk and Kostyantynivka 

On May 28, DeepState reported Russian gains near Troitske and Malynivka (Pokrovsk direction), and near Yablunivka and Stara Mykolaivka (Toretsk direction).

On May 27, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukrainian forces had pushed Russian troops back by 4 kilometers near Kostyantynivka. He warned that Russian forces will attempt to cross into Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, but had so far failed.

On May 24, ISW reported that Russian troops had significantly expanded their salient southwest of Kostyantynivka, including near Toretsk.

On May 25, ISW suggested that Russian forces had eliminated Ukrainian defense “salient” near Toretsk and straightened the front line to push toward Kostyantynivka, potentially seizing Stara Mykolaivka and Hnativka.

On May 22, BBC Ukraine cited a source within the Ukrainian Armed Forces command who said that the situation near Kostyantynivka had sharply worsened, with Russian forces aiming to semi-encircle the city and cut off Ukrainian logistics with fire control.