Russia has been using unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly referred to as drones, in its war on Ukraine since a mid-September attack on Kupiansk in the Kharkiv region.
Russia has attacked cities and power plants across Ukraine with dozens of Iranian-made unmanned aerial vehicles, leaving civilians dead and cutting off electricity.
Russia has been using these weapons, commonly referred to as drones or UAVs, in its war on Ukraine since a mid-September attack on Kupiansk in the Kharkiv region.Russia likely uses UAVs to compensate for dwindling missile stocks. A recent report from ISW suggests that these attacks, which can kill or wound many individuals and cause significant damage to civilian infrastructure, are designed to cause psychological harm, rather than accomplish a military objective.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Why Russia is obsessed with capturing this one Ukrainian town'Taking control over Bakhmut is a desperate attempt to send the message that Russia can still win in Ukraine,' an expert told Newsweek.
Read more »
U.N. uses before-and-after photos to track Ukraine’s cultural destructionMore than 200 Ukrainian cultural sites have been damaged or destroyed since Russia launched its invasion, according to a new U.N. database.
Read more »
Ukraine pushes further into Donbas as Russia fortifies southern frontMoscow’s forces set up defensive positions in the southern Kherson province ahead of expected Ukrainian advances, as Kyiv warned that Russia could set up a dirty bomb at Europe’s larges…
Read more »
Putin monitors practice launches by Russia’s nuclear forcesMoscow has warned of a purported Ukrainian plot to detonate a radioactive device in a false flag attack to blame Russia.
Read more »