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Ukraine Launches Massive Drone Barrage into Russia
Ukrainian forces carried out a massive drone barrage targeting military assets in Russia. As part of its larger campaign to thwart Moscow’s advances, Kyiv launched more than 100 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) along with American-made Storm Shadow missiles and Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS). Following the attack, Russia’s Defense Ministry warned that “These actions of the Kyiv regime, supported by Western curators, will not go unanswered.” While Ukraine may be facing somehttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/world/europe/ukraine-russia-massive-drone-strikes.html
on its home turf, the military’s ability to strike targets nearly 700 miles into Russia is significant. According to the Ukrainian military’s General Staff, a range of assets in southwestern Russia were targeted in the barrage, including military production facilities and an oil storage base. Although a newer tool in modern warfare, drone use has become popularized in the Russian-Ukraine conflict and continues to play a pivotal role in both nations’ defensive and offensive operations.
How drone warfare has monopolized the Russian-Ukraine conflict
Since February 2022, both Russian and Ukrainian forces have relied https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2025/01/14/ukrainian-drones-flew-400-miles-to-double-tap-a-russian-bomber-base/
to Moscow since the war began nearly three years ago. The depth of Iranian-Russian collaboration on this front was detailed by U.S. officials last year when images depicting the Iranian-designed Shahed-131 killer drone in Ukraine were revealed.
An overview of Kyiv’s Western-made UAVs
Ukraine recently received the green light from the Biden administration tohttps://www.cnn.com/2025/01/14/europe/ukraine-fires-us-british-missiles-intl-hnk
this week by Kyiv in its drone barrage in Russia are similarly lethal. These Anglo-French cruise missiles are launched from airframes and are considered to be an ideal weapon for penetrating ammunition stores and hardened bunkers.
As the final days of the Biden administration play out, both Ukrainian and Russian officials are eyeing the incoming Trump administration and the potential consequences this change in presidency will provoke. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to end the war swiftly when in office. The exact details surrounding the new president’s plan are in question.
About the Author: Maya Carlin
https://centerforsecuritypolicy.org/author/maya-carlin/
. Carlin has over 1,000 articles published over the last several years on various defense issues.
Image: Shutterstock.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/ukraine-launches-massive-drone-barrage-russia-214413
Ukrainian forces carried out a massive drone barrage targeting military assets in Russia. As part of its larger campaign to thwart Moscow’s advances, Kyiv launched more than 100 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) along with American-made Storm Shadow missiles and Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS). Following the attack, Russia’s Defense Ministry warned that “These actions of the Kyiv regime, supported by Western curators, will not go unanswered.” While Ukraine may be facing somehttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/world/europe/ukraine-russia-massive-drone-strikes.html
on its home turf, the military’s ability to strike targets nearly 700 miles into Russia is significant. According to the Ukrainian military’s General Staff, a range of assets in southwestern Russia were targeted in the barrage, including military production facilities and an oil storage base. Although a newer tool in modern warfare, drone use has become popularized in the Russian-Ukraine conflict and continues to play a pivotal role in both nations’ defensive and offensive operations.
How drone warfare has monopolized the Russian-Ukraine conflict
Since February 2022, both Russian and Ukrainian forces have relied https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2025/01/14/ukrainian-drones-flew-400-miles-to-double-tap-a-russian-bomber-base/
to Moscow since the war began nearly three years ago. The depth of Iranian-Russian collaboration on this front was detailed by U.S. officials last year when images depicting the Iranian-designed Shahed-131 killer drone in Ukraine were revealed.
An overview of Kyiv’s Western-made UAVs
Ukraine recently received the green light from the Biden administration tohttps://www.cnn.com/2025/01/14/europe/ukraine-fires-us-british-missiles-intl-hnk
this week by Kyiv in its drone barrage in Russia are similarly lethal. These Anglo-French cruise missiles are launched from airframes and are considered to be an ideal weapon for penetrating ammunition stores and hardened bunkers.
As the final days of the Biden administration play out, both Ukrainian and Russian officials are eyeing the incoming Trump administration and the potential consequences this change in presidency will provoke. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to end the war swiftly when in office. The exact details surrounding the new president’s plan are in question.
About the Author: Maya Carlin
https://centerforsecuritypolicy.org/author/maya-carlin/
. Carlin has over 1,000 articles published over the last several years on various defense issues.
Image: Shutterstock.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/ukraine-launches-massive-drone-barrage-russia-214413