Ukraine, Russia and Drone
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Western military planners have been carefully studying Ukraine’s successes since the war began. Destroying $7 billion worth of aircrafts with cheap drones is yet another one.
Russia has performed poorly on the battlefield in Ukraine and will likely hit the 1 million casualty mark in the summer of 2025. New CSIS data details Russia's slow rate of advance, heavy losses of equipment,
Ukraine on June 3 claimed an underwater blast that damaged the Kerch Bridge, stepping up efforts to disrupt Russian logistics. The strike followed drone raids on airbases and rail sabotage that killed seven,
The attacks provoked a furious reaction online from pro-Kremlin military bloggers, who questioned why so many of the bombers were left exposed in the open.
The challenge is that Russia has China’s industrial backing, allowing it to scale more effectively than Ukraine. China produces 80 percent of the world’s fiber-optic supply. Russia has far more state finances to allow the purchasing of these supplies, while Ukraine still heavily relies on volunteers to drive some of these efforts .
Heavy Russian airstrikes: Russia pounded Ukraine with hundreds of missiles and drones between May 24 and 27. Battlefield assessment: The Russian military maintained its offensive footing, exerting heavy pressure on Pokrovsk and Toretsk.
As the bloody battle against Vladimir Putin’s troops stretches into its fourth year, the toll on Ukraine is mounting. Hundreds of billions of pounds have been spent on fighting the Russian invaders, and at least 46,000 soldiers have died.
Ukraine this weekend struck one of its most devastating blows in its grinding war against Russia’s invading army, using smuggled drones to target bombers on air bases deep inside Russian