War in Ukraine
Hundreds of drones and glide bombs against Ukraine
The Russian military is putting pressure on Ukraine with massive drone and missile attacks. The Ukrainian president gives frightening figures.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj took stock of Russian attacks against his country in the past seven days. “In total, Russia used more than 370 attack drones, about 280 guided glide bombs and 80 rockets of various types against Ukraine this week,” Zelensky wrote on Facebook. “Even on Christmas night, the terrorists carried out a massive airstrike.”
The Russian attacks were primarily directed against objects of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. In addition, residential buildings were also attacked and damaged seemingly at random. Several people died during these attacks.
According to the British Ministry of Defense, Russia is using different tactics in its missile and drone attacks on Ukraine. Russia has most likely decided to allow more time to pass between attacks since August 2024 in order to build up stocks, the British wrote on Platform
With these combined mass attacks, the Russian military is overloading Ukrainian air defenses. In addition to the actual combat drones, Russia also uses so-called decoy drones that are loaded with little or no explosives. This forces Ukrainian anti-aircraft defense forces to waste valuable ammunition.
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Source: Stern
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