Russia used five times as many jet-powered drones in July as in June

Yurii Ihnat. Photo: Ukrainska Pravda

A Ukrainian military official has said Russia used five times as many jet-powered drones to attack Ukraine in July as it did in June, following a change in its drone attack tactics and increased use of jet-powered UAVs, which are more difficult for the Ukrainian Air Force to shoot down.

Source: Yurii Ihnat, spokesperson for the Ukrainian Air Force, in an interview on the national joint 24/7 newscast

Quote: "The enemy has changed the weapons it uses more than its tactics. In other words, it has significantly increased the number of jet-powered [drones – ed.] specifically. This happened... in July. The enemy used five times as many jet-powered UAVs in July as in June. That was the month when the number of these UAVs, along with Banderol missile drones, began to increase significantly."

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