Presidential advisor and radio technology specialist Serhii Beskrestnov, known by the call sign Flash, called for making the map of "Shahed" attack drone movements accessible to the general public. He emphasizes that the military component of the information should remain classified – highly accurate coordinates, target numbers, service, and particularly sensitive data will be available exclusively to the army. Civilians, according to him, only need to see the current threat in real-time.
Flash published his position on Facebook.
Why the information is no longer secret
Beskrestnov notes that various organizations already have access to the map – including gas stations, Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways), and administrators of Telegram channels who relay what they see to their subscribers. In his opinion, with such a large number of users, it is impossible to keep the data secret from the enemy – the enemy will somehow obtain this information. The issue of opening the map has been discussed repeatedly in the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, and, according to Flash, no significant arguments against it have been found. The main argument "for" is saving hundreds of human lives.
Three options for compromise
If a full opening of the map proves unacceptable to the military, Flash offers several alternatives:
Personal notification: the system warns a specific person when a "Shahed" approaches them, indicating the distance to the drone.
Displaying drones only over cities – so as not to reveal the location of radar stations to the enemy.
Showing "Shaheds" by squares with an accuracy of 2 by 2 km – this, according to Flash, is quite sufficient for the needs of the civilian population.
“Question: find at least one reason why this information should not be provided to the entire population? This will potentially save hundreds of lives!” Beskrestnov wrote.
