Russia and Ukraine argued on Monday about shooting down drones over the Black Sea. Both countries seem to be focusing more on using drones in their military activities.
The Russian Defense Ministry said on the Telegram app that its air defense units stopped six Ukrainian drones from carrying out a “terrorist attack. ” It also said that two more drones were taken down near the border region of Belgorod.
A person from Ukraine’s Air Force named Illya Yevlash said on TV that Ukrainian forces shot down a Russian drone called “Forpost. ” He said it was a very advanced and expensive drone in Russia’s weapons.
Yevlash said he was surprised to find such an expensive Forpost attack drone, worth $8 million. It’s rare to find a target like that.
The Forpost drone is described as a Russian version of a spy plane used by Israel for many years. It can fly up to 3 miles high and do surveillance for 16 hours without stopping.
Natalia Humeniuk, who speaks for the Ukrainian forces in the south, said that Russian forces are using drones more often now because the Ukrainian air defense has been able to shoot down at least two A-50 surveillance planes.
She said on national TV that we saw over 200 spying drones in our area from Odesa to Zaporizhzhia in the last day.
“Today there were less of them, but the enemy is still trying to gather information. ” They definitely have to make up for the A-50.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said it’s important to make more drones in Ukraine. He wants to reach a goal of making one million drones by 2024.
“The war requires our defense factories to make as many weapons as needed, as quickly as needed,” Zelenskyy said in his video.
“Drones will play a big role in winning this war and it needs to be a word from Ukraine.
He said that Ukrainian drones helped Ukraine win. We need more flying robots and better flying robots from Ukraine.
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Ukraine and Russia exchange drone claims over Black Sea
