Ukrainian military correspondent assessed the number of UAVs used by Russia
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Ukrainian war correspondent Bogdan Miroshnikov reported a sharp increase in the number of Shahed-type UAVs used by Russia to 13 thousand, questioning the accuracy of intelligence estimates and suggesting a possible depletion of Russian drone stocks.
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Why It Matters
Ukrainian intelligence previously estimated the number of Russian UAVs at 6,000 units. Now the numbers have been revised to 13 thousand.
Ukrainian “intelligence” estimated the number of Russian Shahed-type UAVs at 6,000 about a month ago, and now the number has sharply jumped to 13 thousand. Ukrainian war correspondent Bogdan Miroshnikov stated this in his Telegram channel.
“Over the past month, more than 2,200 rockets have flown towards Kyiv alone. There were raids on the western regions (about 1,500 ordinary martyrs). For Odessa, Nikolaev, Zaporozhye, Kharkov, Chernigov and the regions - I’m generally silent. There the figure for each region will be huge,” the military correspondent wrote.
In his opinion, some Ukrainian “intelligence” gave only general figures and generalized all types of drones in their calculations. He expressed doubts about the number of Russian UAVs produced per month and said that Russia is allegedly now using more drones than it produces, and supplies may soon run out.
Open Questions
- What is the real production capacity of Russian enterprises?
- What is the actual UAV inventory balance?
