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Ukraine used long-range drones to attack multiple ammunition depots in Russia this month.
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These attacks caused extensive damage and resulted in the loss of valuable weaponry.
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Russia has been unable to stop these attacks despite having an extensive air defense network.
Russia maintains an extensive air defense network but has been unable to stop Ukraine from using its long-range drones to strike deep, a new Western intelligence update shows.
Ukraine has used its drones to carry out a series of attacks main Russian ammunition depots This month it wreaked havoc on the sites and destroyed tons of weaponry crucial to supporting Moscow’s war machine.
The attacks have underlined the situation success of Ukraine’s long-range drone programs while also raising questions about Russia’s ability to effectively stop these systems.
Britain’s Ministry of Defense said Kiev’s ability to launch major strikes in rapid succession underlines Russia’s struggle to defeat Ukrainian drones used in deep strike operations, even though Moscow has an extensive air defense network.
This network consists of surface-to-air missile systems, electronic warfare, anti-aircraft guns and fighter jets.
Ukraine said its long-range drones have managed to evade Russian air defenses attack an ammunition depot in the Volgograd region over the weekend, marking Kiev’s latest attack.
On a Sunday intelligence updateBritain’s Ministry of Defense said it is “highly likely” that the Ukrainian attacks will “force a further spread of the Russian logistics chain, for fear of further attacks, increasing pressure on an already strained system.” ”
Conflict analysts at the Institute for the Study of War think tank came to a similar conclusion after a Ukrainian attack in mid-September at a Russian ammunition depot in the Tver region.
The analysts said repeated attacks on Russian ammunition depots, causing widespread damage, could force Moscow’s military command to do so spread its support and logistics systems to make them less vulnerable to Ukrainian attacks.
However, Russia’s inability to repel Ukrainian long-range attacks is nothing new. Moscow had difficulty with this throughout the war.
Ukraine succeeded in this for months aim successfully important military and energy facilities in Russia. Kiev has relied heavily on locally produced drones for this campaign, as the country is not allowed to use Western-supplied missiles to attack Russian territory.
Ukrainian officials have long lobbied to get the West to drop these restrictions, arguing that it would better allow them to downgrade Russia’s military capabilities.
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