Russia boosts Iranian drone strikes on Ukraine ahead of Christmas season - analysis
Moscow is upping the attacks before Christmas in order to do as much harm as possible. Will Western air defenses come fast enough to help Ukraine?
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN
Published: DECEMBER 19, 2022
Ukrainian air defenses have attempted to stop a new barrage of Iranian-supplied drones that Russia is using to target infrastructure. Ukraine said Russia launched 35 drones overnight at Ukraine, including at the capital Kyiv. Ukraine shot down 30 of the drones, which is an impressive number, but five of them still got through.
Ukraine’s Military Intelligence Directorate reportedly assessed that Russia received a new batch of Iranian drones. This would augment the hundreds of drones Russia has already received from Iran and used against Ukraine. These so-called “kamikaze” drones, which fly one-way missions, are primarily used by Russia against civilian infrastructure targets.
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Moscow is upping the attacks before Christmas in order to do as much harm as possible. Will Western air defenses come fast enough to help Ukraine?
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN
Published: DECEMBER 19, 2022
Ukrainian air defenses have attempted to stop a new barrage of Iranian-supplied drones that Russia is using to target infrastructure. Ukraine said Russia launched 35 drones overnight at Ukraine, including at the capital Kyiv. Ukraine shot down 30 of the drones, which is an impressive number, but five of them still got through.
Ukraine’s Military Intelligence Directorate reportedly assessed that Russia received a new batch of Iranian drones. This would augment the hundreds of drones Russia has already received from Iran and used against Ukraine. These so-called “kamikaze” drones, which fly one-way missions, are primarily used by Russia against civilian infrastructure targets.
more............. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-725277