UK drones used for ‘deep strikes’ in mainland Russia for first time: Report
Ukraine has used British-made drones for six months in attacks on oil refineries, military bases and logistics hubs inside Russia, sources said.
- Drones from two UK companies have been supplied to Ukraine to carry out long-distance 'deep strikes' on industrial and military targets in mainland Russia.
- These strikes have caused approximately $35 billion in economic damage, including fuel shortages and blackouts, by targeting oil refineries, naval bases, and logistics hubs.
- A recent large-scale drone attack by Ukraine killed at least six people in Russia, involving hundreds of drones launched in one of the war's biggest aerial assaults.
- Multiple Ukrainian military sources and a BBC-confirmed military source report that British drones have been used in attacks over the past six months, showing a deeper UK-Ukraine partnership.
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What targets have Nyan and other British drones hit in Russia, and what are their characteristics? Ukraine has used British attack drones for operations deep within Russian territory for the first time – the systems have been used in attacks on oil refineries and other targets for six months now. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing The Times. What drones is Ukraine using? According to the publication, drones from two British companies have …
For the past six months, Ukraine has been using British drones to hit targets in Russia, including refineries, marking a strategic change against Moscow.
UK-Made Drones Strike Targets Deep Inside Russia
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British drones hit Russia for first time in Ukraine’s deep-strike campaign – The Sunday Times
Ukrainian forces have used British drones to attack targets inside Russia for the first time, adding two UK-built systems to Kyiv’s arsenal, The Sunday Times reported on 15 August, citing Ukrainian military sources. The newspaper explicitly identified oil refineries in Volgograd and Yaroslavl among the targets struck during the previous six months. Ukraine still relies mainly on domestically produced drones. But the British systems give Kyiv che…
Over the past six months, Ukraine has been using British drones for long-range attacks on Russian targets, including a jet Nyan from BAE Systems.
During the last six months, the Ukrainian armed forces used British-made drones for the first time to attack targets deep in Russia, writing The Sunday Times.
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