Russia has stepped up its drone and missile attacks in Ukraine | News in brief

Recently, the Russian military has increasingly attacked Ukraine with thermobaric-charged drones. However, Ukraine has managed to repel most of Russia’s drone and missile strikes.

Russia attacked Ukraine with more than 6,000 drones or missiles in September, October and November, it turns out of The Wall Street Journal calculations.

Russia fired four times more drones or missiles at Ukraine in the fall of this year than at the same time in 2023.

Russia also attacked Ukraine with drones and missiles three times more in the fall than in the summer. Russia carried out 92 percent of all autumn attacks with drones or decoys.

Russian forces are using stealth drones to wear down Ukraine’s air defenses.

According to WSJ estimates, in October, Ukraine managed to repel 93 percent of the drones launched by Russia.

Ukraine intercepted eight percent of the ballistic and hypersonic missiles fired by Russia in October. In November, the figure was up to 40 percent.

Russian drones are becoming more dangerous

According to the news agency AP, in recent months, the Russian army has started using drones equipped with thermobaric charging more and more frequently in its attacks.

Thermobaric weapons create high pressure and temperature during detonation, which can cause great destruction.

According to AP, Russia often launches drones equipped with thermobaric charging together with diversionary aircraft.

According to AP’s estimates, more than half of the drones shot down by Russia are diversionary drones.

Media information According to Russia, a weapons factory was established in Tatarstan this year, where Russia manufactures diversionary aircraft and drones equipped with thermobaric charging.

Opposition media Medusa according to the Tatarstan drone factory, daily produces about 40 cheap decoy drones and about 10 Shahed-type drones with offensive equipment.

It costs Russia about $50,000 to make one Shahed.

Source: AP

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