New air protection items might be established to counter Russia’s drone assaults on Ukraine, Air Drive spokesperson Yurii Ihnat mentioned in an interview with Ukrainska Pravda on June 2.
Regardless of ongoing peace talks, Russia continues to reject requires an unconditional ceasefire, intensifying drone and missile assaults on Ukrainian cities, killing and injuring civilians.
In a single day on June 1, Russia launched an aerial assault on Ukraine, deploying a file 472 drones.
Ukrainian forces downed 210 drones, together with Shahed-type assault drones, whereas 172 extra drones had been intercepted by digital warfare or disappeared from radars, in accordance with the Air Drive.
"We’d have preferred to have had higher outcomes, however there have been nonetheless dozens of hits," Ihant mentioned.
Based on Ihant, Russia employed ways involving the launch of a lot of weapons at a single goal that approached from excessive altitude. Throughout their assembly on June 2, air power commanders emphasised the pressing have to strengthen drone air protection capabilities, he mentioned.
"We’re speaking about anti-aircraft drones that assist intercept air targets. Crews are being educated in several places on the territory of our nation. New items might be launched," the spokesperson mentioned.
Russia seeks to provide as much as 500 drones per day, President Volodymyr Zelensky mentioned in late Might.
In the meantime, Ukraine has greater than doubled its long-range drone manufacturing in 2024 in comparison with the earlier 12 months—a staggering 22-fold improve since 2022.
By the top of 2024, Ukraine had developed a complete of 324 new forms of weapons, in accordance with the Ministry of Strategic Industries.
The Kyiv IndependentAndrea Januta
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