Russia Is Churning Out Attack Drones. Ukraine Is Feeling the Impact. - WSJ


Russia's increased production and deployment of attack drones are severely impacting Ukrainian cities and straining the country's defenses.
AI Summary available — skim the key points instantly. Show AI Generated Summary
Show AI Generated Summary
KYIV, Ukraine—Russia’s mass production of attack drones is raining fear across Ukrainian cities.Moscow sent as many long-range attack drones against its neighbor in the first two weeks of June as it did during whole months last year, straining the country’s air defenses and undermining President Trump’s attempts to secure a peace deal. A statistical analysis by the Center for Information Resilience, a U.K.-based open-source investigations organization, found that Russia, after cranking up production, has launched more than 20,000 attack and decoy drones in 2025 so far.

Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Was this article displayed correctly? Not happy with what you see?

Tabs Reminder: Tabs piling up in your browser? Set a reminder for them, close them and get notified at the right time.

Try our Chrome extension today!


Share this article with your
friends and colleagues.
Earn points from views and
referrals who sign up.
Learn more

Facebook

Save articles to reading lists
and access them on any device


Share this article with your
friends and colleagues.
Earn points from views and
referrals who sign up.
Learn more

Facebook

Save articles to reading lists
and access them on any device