Attacks on Russian air bases put spotlight on new Ukrainian drone program
Posted on AllSides December 6th, 2022
From The Left
Multiple attacks targeting Russian military infrastructure this week have focused attention on Ukraine’s efforts to develop longer-range combat drones.
The Russian Defense Ministry says the strikes on two air bases Monday – followed by an attack on an air field Tuesday – were carried out by Ukrainian drones, which it claims were brought down by Russian air defenses. Imagery, both satellite and photographs, indicates some damage was done to Russian military planes at one base in Ryazan region.
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry has offered no official comment on the explosions, and the Ukrainian government...