Ukraine’s drones strike a devastating blow to Russia’s Iranian-made weapons

[RYAN ROBERTSON]
UKRAINE’S DRONES CONTINUE TO DELIVER DEVASTATING BLOWS TO RUSSIA’S WAR MACHINE–THIS TIME WITH A SERIES OF POWERFUL STRIKES ON SOME KEY AMMUNITION DEPOTS, INCLUDING A WAREHOUSE IN BRYANSK AND A FACILITY HOUSING 400 IRANIAN-MADE SHAHED DRONES.

THESE DRONES ARE ESSENTIAL TO RUSSIAN ASSAULTS ON UKRAINIAN CITIES…AND THE NUMBERS DESTROYED REPRESENT NEARLY FIVE PERCENT OF ALL THE SHAHEEDS LAUNCHED SINCE THE WAR BEGAN.

UKRAINE RELEASED VIDEO OF THE STRIKE, SHOWING EXPLOSIONS AT THE DEPOT. THE ATTACK IS PART OF THE BROADER CAMPAIGN TO DISRUPT RUSSIA’S LOGISTICS AND HINDER ITS OFFENSIVE CAPABILITIES.

THE SHAHED DRONES, DEVELOPED IN IRAN, ARE CRUCIAL TO RUSSIA’S STRATEGY OF STRIKING UKRAINIAN CITIES FROM A DISTANCE. UKRAINE’S AIR DEFENSES INTERCEPTAROUND 90 PERCENT OF THE DRONES, BUT SOME STILL SLIP THROUGH, CAUSING CIVILIAN CASUALTIES.

NEARLY 600 UKRAINIANS WERE KILLED AND OVER 2,700 INJURED IN RUSSIAN STRIKES INVOLVING SHAHED DRONES IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS ALONE. WHILE THIS ATTACK IS A TACTICAL WIN FOR UKRAINE, RUSSIA IS EXPECTED TO REPLENISH ITS STOCK OF DRONES EITHER THROUGH NEW SHIPMENTS FROM IRAN OR LOCAL PRODUCTION AT A FACTORY IN TATARSTAN.

ANOTHER UKRAINIAN DRONE STRIKE IN BRYANSK HIT A DEPOT STORING MISSILES AND ARTILLERY SHELLS, INCLUDING WEAPONS SUPPLIED BY NORTH KOREA. VIDEO FROM THE AREA SHOWED A SERIES OF EXPLOSIONS LIGHTING UP THE NIGHT SKY, AS UKRAINIAN FORCES CONTINUE THEIR STRATEGY OF TARGETING RUSSIAN AMMUNITION DEPOTS BEFORE THE WEAPONS CAN BE DEPLOYED.

WESTERN INTELLIGENCE AND UKRAINIAN OFFICIALS SAY THESE STRIKES ARE CREATING MAJOR LOGISTICAL PROBLEMS FOR RUSSIA, POTENTIALLY HAMPERING ITS OFFENSIVE CAPABILITIES. RUSSIA’S DEFENSE MINISTRY CLAIMED IT SHOT DOWN 47 UKRAINIAN DRONES OVERNIGHT, INCLUDING 24 IN BRYANSK, BUT THE DAMAGE TO ITS AMMUNITION STOCKPILES TELLS A DIFFERENT STORY.

WITH ONLY A FEW DOZEN OF THESE DEPOTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, EVERY SUCCESSFUL STRIKE REDUCES RUSSIA’S ABILITY TO MAINTAIN ITS WAR EFFORT. UKRAINE’S NEWLY FORMED UNMANNED SYSTEMS FORCES, SPECIALIZING IN DRONE WARFARE, ARE LEADING THESE STRIKES, RELYING ON DOMESTICALLY PRODUCED LONG-RANGE DRONES DUE TO RESTRICTIONS ON WESTERN WEAPONRY BEING USED INSIDE RUSSIA.

FOR STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS, I’M RYAN ROBERTSON….AND IF YOU WANT MORE OF OUR UNBIASED, STRAIGHT FACT REPORTING ON THE WAR IN UKRAINE, BE SURE TO DOWNLOAD THE STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS APP TODAY, OR LOG ONTO SAN.COM