Russia has intensified Russia in June this year’s attacks of unmanned aircraft on Ukraine, AFP analysis showed on Tuesday. According to her, Moscow burned 5438 long -range drones against the neighboring country, more than in any month since the beginning of the Russian invasion in February 2022, TASR reports.
Russia attacked every night in June
The number of Russian drone attacks increased by 37 percent in June compared to May, when Russia, according to the Ukrainian aviation, released 3974 unmanned aircraft. In addition, the analysis shows that the Russian army also burned 239 missiles during the night attacks in June, almost twice as much as in the previous month. According to AFP, Russia attacked every single night in June.
Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin said in June that unmanned aircraft are an increasingly integral part of Russia’s military force. He claimed that up to half of all the attacks that “destroyed and damaged facilities and objects” in Ukraine were carried out by unmanned aircraft units. He recently also announced the creation of units of unmanned systems as a separate sector of the Russian armed forces.
Ukraine’s escalation of bombing adapts to promise retaliation
More intensive attacks, according to AFP, are putting additional pressure on the already exhausted air defense systems and the tired civilian population of the war -torn country.
Kiev claims that the escalation of the bombing is adapting and promised Moscow retaliation. The United States and allies in Europe are asking multiple air defense systems to protect its critical infrastructure.
Last week, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rusta UMER was told to journalists that Ukraine is introducing new technologies – drones designed to capture enemy unmanned aircraft as well as other facilities. However, it does not deliberately disclose the details of them. “All work on drone systems is a continuous cycle of innovation and improvement,” he said.
Ukraine has increased the efficiency of drone capturing
According to the AFP analysis, Ukrainian air defense components destroyed 81 percent of all drones and missiles released by Russia in May. Despite more intense attacks during June, the rate of capture of Russian drones and missiles Kiev has increased to 86 percent.
AFP admits that to assess the impact of more extensive Russian drones attacks is challenging because Ukraine keeps secret, which was the goal of Russian attacks, or what was hit.
