In May, Moscow stepped up its use of Iranian-made Shahed drones to target Ukrainian infrastructure.
Russia has been"very ineffective" in using drones to hit Ukrainian targets, British defense officials have said. against Ukraine in its"most intense use of this weapon" so far in its full-scale invasion, the U.K. Ministry of Defense said on Monday.
The aim was to force Kyiv to use up stocks of its advanced air defense missiles. However, Moscow is"unlikely to have been notably successful" due to Ukraine intercepting at least 90 percent of the drones using older and cheaper air defenses, as well as jamming the devices electronically, Monday's update said.
Moscow's forces have also likely been trying to locate and strike Ukrainian troops well behind the front line. However, Russian forces have been"very ineffective at hitting such dynamic targets at range because of its poor targeting processes." An exterior view of a residential building damaged by the fall of a downed kamikaze drone on May 30, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine. The U.K Ministry of Defense said on June 5, 2023 that Russia fired around 300 of the so-called suicide drones but they have been"ineffective" in reaching Ukrainian targets.has contacted the Russian defense ministry about the U.K. update which tends to emphasize Kyiv's gains and Moscow's losses.
Sunday saw Russia conduct the fourth consecutive day of drone and missile strikes across Ukraine. Kyiv said that Moscow's forces had launched five Shahed-136/131 drones from Russia's Bryansk oblast and six Khinzhal cruise missiles fired from Tupolov Tu-95 bombers over the Caspian Sea.and four cruise missiles. Ukrainian Air Force spokesperson Colonel Yuriy Ihnat said two Russian missiles hit an airfield in Kirovohrad Oblast and that two Shahed drones struck targets in Sumy Oblast.
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