Russians are repairing captured Ukrainian Vampire drones due to shortage of their own heavy UAVs – OSINT

Russian forces have set up a system for repairing captured Ukrainian Vampire bomber drones due to a shortage of their own heavy UAVs.

Source: Militarnyi, citing Canadian OSINT analyst Roy

Quote from the analyst: "The Russians' failure to produce heavy bomber drones has created an entire ecosystem for repairing valuable salvaged Ukrainian Vampire drones. There is even a comprehensive registry of 3D-printed replacement parts available from Russian entrepreneurs."

A list of 3D-printed Ukrainian Vampire drone parts used by Russians

Russians are repairing captured Ukrainian Vampire drones due to shortage of their own heavy UAVs – OSINT

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