Those nets aren’t for leaves ?pic.twitter.com/RndbeWYhQb
— Curiosity (@MAstronomers) December 10, 2025
Our parents and grandparents once ran to bomb shelters to save themselves from enemy fire. In modern warfare, the people are most concerned about drones infiltrating civilian airspace. Netting can be seen across Ukraine that looks akin to bird netting, but it holds a more sinister purpose—protecting civilians from drone strikes.
Industrial mesh covers key roads and bridges to form tunnels capable of blocking small drones. The fishing nets are precisely that—fishermen from Sweden and France have donated hundreds of tons of used netting to Ukraine. Instead of catching deep sea monkfish, these horsehair fishing nets are attempting to counter the 500 daily drone attacks occurring across Ukraine.
“At first they were used by doctors protecting medical camps near the frontline but now they are being used on roads, bridges, the entrances to hospitals… it’s astonishing that something so simple works so well,” one charity noted. Ukrainian troops are also attempting to drop this netting on Russian drones mid-air.
Russia has employed similar anti-drone measures. A true grassroots countermeasure proved to be free. This simple technology has never been utilized before, as we are witnessing the dawn of drone warfare and the emerging solutions to combat the destruction.