Russia is building up industrial capacity for mass production of disposable explosive drones, and new Nighttime records are broken every week About this The New York Times.

It is noted that most of the attacks were marked by an increase in the number of drones launched by a dozen or several dozen. The attack on Wednesday, July 9, set a record for the number of drones and missiles launched in a single night since the start of the war.

According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia launched 728 explosive drones and false targets on Wednesday, 189 more than the previous record-breaking salvo of 539 drones on Friday.

"As Russian industry continues to build momentum, military analysts expect that by the fall, Russia will be regularly launching more than 1,000 drones in a single salvo," the article says.

The publication writes that analysts have interpreted some missile strikes on Western Ukraine as attempts to intercept Western weapons while crossing the border with Poland or as strikes on military depots or airfields.

It is noted that inexpensive, mass-produced drones currently pose the greatest threat to Ukraine. However, Kinzhal missiles are an important weapon for Russia in geopolitical terms. They can be shot down only by one air defense system in Ukraine's arsenal: the American Patriot missiles. Although Kyiv can purchase European counterparts to other types of weapons supplied by Washington, it depends on the Trump administration to support the supply of Patriots.

Russian strikes on Ukraine

Yuriy Ignat, head of the communications department of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said that Russia today used a record number of drones to strike Ukraine, among which a little more than 300 are"shaheeds".

He noted that there were 741 air attack vehicles in total - these were both missiles and drones, including simulator drones. According to him, there was a huge massive attack on Ukraine from various directions.