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Crimean anti-drone teams crowdfund shotguns blocked by Russian procurement rules

Published 4 August 2026

Russian milbloggers report that mobile fire groups (MOGs) in Crimea have turned to public crowdfunding to procure pump-action and semi-automatic shotguns — weapons that procurement regulations prevent them from obtaining through official channels despite their proven effectiveness against Hornet-class FPV drones along supply roads. Analysts note the regulatory contradiction: units can be officially issued heavy crew-served weapons but not civilian multi-round firearms. The same reporting highlights that Starlink-guided FPVs are now deliberately targeting the MOGs themselves, raising the urgency of the close-in gap.

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Topicselectronic warfare fpv drones drones

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