Russia Plans Round-the-Clock Drone Strikes on Ukraine, Warns Counter-Disinformation Chief

Russia wants to start a round-the-clock regime of attacks on Ukraine, says the Head of the Center for Countering Disinformation, Andrii Kovalenko.

“The constant raids of Shaheds are an element of intelligence. For the Russians, Shaheds remain a short-range shock weapon. As for distant ones, the main function is reconnaissance. Increasing the production of cheap drones also has its own purpose, they want to go on an almost 24-hour mode of attacks in the future so that alarms in the regions become the norm,” wrote Kovalenko.

Kovalenko said that, unlike Ukraine, Russia’s anti-aircraft defense is not able to fully protect Russia from UAVs. Increasing the intensity of attacks in general will lead to more regular failures of Russian anti-aircraft defense, following the example of Toropets.

Russia has been consistently striking the Ukrainian civilian and energy infrastructure with drones. On August 26, Russia launched a massive attack, sending around a hundred drones to 15 Ukrainian regions.