Ukraine has gained an edge over Russia in first-person view (FPV) drones and is outperforming Moscow in several aspects of drone development, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky said on Thursday, June 11. Syrsky said Ukraine now holds a 1.5-to-1 advantage over Russian forces in FPV drones, with the gap widening further in Kyiv’s favor in recent months.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “We already have grounds to say that in this competition of technology, innovation and production capacity, Ukraine is at least not inferior to the enemy, and in some areas it is ahead of it,” Syrsky wrote on Telegram following a monthly review of Ukraine’s drone warfare capabilities. Ukrainian drones hit 180,000 targets in May Syrsky said Ukrainian drone units struck nearly 180,000 verified Russian targets in May, a 12.7% increase compared with April. The commander also reported the destruction of approximately 4,000 Russian Shahed-type drones, up 27% from the previous month – with the overall number of drones launched against Ukraine also seeing an uptick in recent months. In addition, Ukrainian forces targeted around 10,000 Russian drone operator positions during the month. Syrsky also said Ukrainian drone operators have neutralized 12,500 more Russian troops since the start of 2026 than Russia has recruited into its unmanned systems units over the same period. Long-range strikes continue to expand Syrsky said Ukraine’s mid-strike campaign, which targets Russian forces at operational and tactical depths, has also yielded results.