Ukrainian drones They have moved Russian forces away from the city of Kupianskin the Kharkiv region. This was confirmed by Russian troops on the Kremlin-affiliated Rybar Telegram channel.
According to the American magazine “in the face of troop shortages and constant Russian advances along the front line in eastern Europe, kyiv’s forces have turned more dependent on drones to fight Moscow’s aggression“This strategy appears to be working, as Russia aimed to seize Kupiansk, a railway hub separating the region from Kharkiv.”
The publication states that “geolocated videos show that Russian forces had withdrawn some time ago from the outskirts of the city to fortified positions north of the Petropavlovka settlement, about five miles east of town“. In fact, according to the information consulted by the media, “no new attempts by the Russian Armed Forces were reported.”
In short, “Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that his country aims to produce at least 30,000 long-range unmanned aerial vehicles by 2025“. For its part, and according to CNN sources, the Russian Shahed drone production plant produced 5,760 drones between January and September 2024, double that of 2023.