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Dressed in jumpsuits, the defenders now plan to counter the Russian drones, using their brains.
"The idea for these armored suits was my initiative and something that had not existed before," says Oleh Shyriaiev.
The British Telegraph quotes the major, who is now boldly challenging Vladimir Putin's invading troops in the Ukraine war. The recently decorated major wants to equip the Ukrainian Freedom Riders with armoured clothing that protects them from drone fire.
The suit is made of materials that protect against shrapnel from grenades thrown at soldiers, write for the Telegraph, Danielle Sheridan and Daniel Hardaker.
Already honored as a "Hero of Ukraine," Oleh Shyriaiev has surpassed his previous achievements many times over: he has developed personal protective equipment for his comrades that is designed to withstand shrapnel. The idea of a bulletproof vest for soldiers is essentially old, but it protects only the upper body, if soldiers in combat can consider such a vest as their personal protective equipment. Shyriaiev's innovation consists in protecting the entire body, developed as a unit.
But this full-body suit is designed to be comfortable and allow soldiers freedom of movement in combat, as well as to stop projectiles at different speeds using different protective zones: around the pelvis, on the front of the thighs and on the shoulders, the armor is designed to withstand projectiles up to 450 meters per second; the upper body, arms and back are designed to withstand flying metal at speeds up to 410 meters per second, and the remaining front and back parts of the body and neck are designed to withstand fire at a speed of 330 meters per second.
"We are working on this idea and developing it further so that, in addition to bulletproof vests and helmets, overalls can also be made from so-called 'armor fabric', which prevents grenade fragments of certain sizes from penetrating the material."
Injuries after grenade explosions often result less from the pressure wave or heat generated by the detonating explosive, but rather from sharp-edged parts of the exploding ammunition casing or secondary fragments from destroyed structures near the explosion, such as the metal of combat vehicles.
Cluster bombs have the same effect as artillery shells. In cluster bombs, the effect is only multiplied by embedded metal parts, such as tungsten spheres and ball bearings, which carry the impact hundreds of meters away. The embedded metal parts are relatively small, yet they can be launched at initial speeds of several thousand kilometers per second; the smaller the fragments and the greater the explosive force, the farther they travel. Fragmentation injuries are sometimes invisible from the outside but deadly under the skin, as the Guardian reported from the Gaza Strip.
The Ukrainian uniform is intended to provide a countermeasure. The suit is based primarily on the synthetic fiber Kevlar, which, while offering less protection against direct fire, is easier to wear and reliably protects against shrapnel. The Kevlar component is combined with other materials; the exact composition remains a secret. Oleh Shyriaiev was awarded the "Hero of Ukraine" award in 2024 for his role during the capture of the Kursk area.
Ukraine challenges Russia: "Without infantry, war is impossible"
As quoted by the Guardian, Shyriaiev stressed that regular infantry remains the key to victory. "Anyone who wants to control a territory must do so with infantry, otherwise it is impossible."
As early as 2018, the Swiss newspaper Tagesanzeiger publicly questioned whether the expensive protection for infantry was worth it. For the equivalent of more than 400 million euros, 100,000 Swiss troops would be equipped with clothing that is comfortable and resistant to shrapnel and shells; that is, 4,000 euros per soldier. Essentially, this would be just for clothing, with half of that amount going to body armor alone, the plates being able to withstand even direct fire from assault rifles.
The Bundeswehr is now also investing in the security of its forces, both active and reserve. The Bundeswehr has ordered 305,000 sets and has already delivered half of them. The additional security, which is intended to protect the forces, costs 2.5 billion euros: starting with "ballistic underwear", as the magazine Soldat & Technik reported:
"It consists of the components 'ballistic clothing', 'ballistic shirt' and 'ballistic tube scarf'. Ballistic clothing is worn under combat clothing and is intended to protect soldiers from injuries caused by small fragments, such as those that occur in IED (improvised explosive device) attacks," says author Waldemar Geiger. / Adapt Pamphlet /
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