Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi says Ukraine’s “small air defence” destroyed over 3,500 Russian drones in May, while warning that Russia is expanding the use of jet-powered UAVs.

Russia fired a record number of long-range drones at Ukraine in May, an AFP analysis of Ukrainian air force data showed Monday, as Kyiv appealled to allies for air defence support.

Air defences destroyed or jammed the majority of missiles and drones launched by Russian, although several ballistic missiles struck targets.