Russia used its air defense system for short and medium-range missiles. And a drone is especially vulnerable because they fly low and slow.
Moscow began launching attacks with UAVs when its ground forces were losing ground and being pushed out of Ukraine.
Ukraine forces recently purchased 1,400 UAVs but are turning them into attack drones. Ukrainian digital transformation minister Mykhailo Fedorov told The AP that the latest attack drones can fly suicide missions and hit targets without being intercepted.
“The next stage, now that we are more or less equipped with reconnaissance drones, is strike drones. I can say already that the situation regarding drones will change drastically in February or March,” Fedorov added.
The small, unmanned planes are now outfitted for both reconnaissance and attack operations.
Ukraine is launching its second massive counterattack in the war. And they are optimistic that it will once again be winning the war of the drones.
