Yes and additionally partial control in air close to conflict areas with untouchable fab-500+ pinpoint strikes. Russian forces are more aware now about the capabilities of Ukraine and plan their attacks accordingly. Especially Ukraine's signature capability of artillery precision strikes that can even hit moving targets like armor with fpv drone realtime coordinate info.
Russia needs to get hands on better FLIR technology to install on their drones like Orion, Mohajer-6. It will be useful in other sectors like Robotyne as well. Russia introduced drone technology lately so I think they also need to advance more on FLIR development and install them on their drones.
This is an example of a smaller flir camera that claims that can recognize vehicles about 10km range in visible channel. The ones installed on advanced drones like TB-2, Anka are way better than these and proved themselves in areas like Karabagh but just to give a small example even this smaller FLIR gimbal can recognize a vehicle at 10km which means about 7km range and 7km altitude. After air defences are reduced in areas like Robotyne high flying drones can detect artillery/vehicles from high altitudes-long ranges and strike in real time without delay.
Troop positions can be detected as well but vehicles are easier to detect and if vehicles are taken out troops can be encircled and taken pows and some even can cooperate. If this is possible it is a better option.
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