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Russia's ‘Kamikaze’ Drones Are Changing The Ukraine War

 

The Guardian: Financial toll on Ukraine of downing drones ‘vastly exceeds Russian costs’  

Analysis reveals cost of shooting down cheap drones, but experts say deployment is sign of Moscow’s weakness 

The cost to Ukraine of downing the “kamikaze” drones being fired at its cities vastly exceeds the sums paid by Russia in sourcing and launching the cheap Iranian-made technology, analysis suggests. 

A total of 161 Shahed-136 drones, one larger Shahed-129 and four even larger unmanned attack vehicles known as Mohajer-6s have been shot down by Ukrainian air defences in the last month. 

With the price of the Iranian-made Shahed-136s standing at €20,000 to €50,000 for each vehicle, the total cost to Russia of the failed drone attacks unleashed on Ukraine in recent weeks is estimated by military analysts at the NGO Molfar to be between $11.66m (£10.36m) and $17.9m (£15.9m).  

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WNU Editor: Drone and missile strikes have knocked out almost 40% of Ukraine's electrical grid in one week. And while Ukraine is claiming that they are shooting down a majority of these drones, the ones that are making through are causing massive damage. 

Russia's ‘Kamikaze’ Drones Are Changing The Ukraine War  

Dive-bombing drones deployed by Russia in Ukraine cause death — and diplomatic storms -- L.A. Times

‘Game-changing’ drone warfare in Ukraine may tee up new phase of conflict: official -- Global News  

Explainer: Why drones pose a different challenge for Ukraine than missiles -- Reuters



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