Russian residents fear drone strikes due to flag-coloured lights

Residents of an apartment building in Novorossiysk, Russia, fear they may become the target of a Ukrainian drone due to the lighting in the colours of the Russian flag. Ukraine has long been developing long-range drones that allow it to strike targets on Russian territory.

Drones are one of the most effective means of enabling Ukrainian soldiers to significantly neutralise the Russians' vast numerical and equipment superiority.

The residents of the Russian city are now afraid of drone attacks. This concerns Novorossiysk in the Krasnodar Krai, one of the main ports on the Black Sea.

As highlighted by the Nexta profile on platform X, residents of an apartment building in Novorossiysk fear that they may become the target of a Ukrainian drone due to the lighting in the colours of the Russian flag.

The balconies of the building on Vidova Street are illuminated with white, blue, and red lights. The residents are convinced that this will attract attacking drones.

We are like a red rag to a bull, said one of the residents.

The fears of the Russians are justified. Ukraine has long been developing long-range drones that allow it to strike targets on Russian territory.

Among them are the UJ-22 Airborne, which has a range of 800 kilometres; the kamikaze drone "Beaver," which has a range of up to 1,000 kilometres; and the Rubaka unmanned aerial vehicles, which have a range of about 500 kilometres.

Initially, depending on the design, grenades or mortar shells were dropped from drones. Then FPV (First Person View) drones began to be used to create improvised "kamikaze" drones, used not only for hunting tanks but also for individual soldiers. The latest innovation is the use of drones and remotely controlled robots to lay mines near Russian positions.