Head of Ukraine’s national foreign intelligence service – “We have studied…the strengths and weaknesses of the enemy. We are aware of Russia’s long-term plans…at least until 2030.”
  • The_v@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Two things stood out to me.

    Defense Minister Ruslan Umerov said 96% of all drones fielded by the Ukrainian military are domestically manufactured.

    About 85% of all Russian casualties and vehicle kills on the battlefield are scored by Ukrainian drones.

    That means so 82% of the effective combat activity is domestically produced.

    • JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works
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      4 days ago

      That’s just the end effect though, you still need support from artillery, air defense, anti armor, combat engineering, and a ton more to enable those rates. Drones are the tip of the force multiplying stack, they wouldn’t be effective by themselves.

      • The_v@lemmy.world
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        4 days ago

        That’s the other 15% of course.

        Drones are replacing artillery and aircraft as the primary weapon of power on the battlefield. That 85% number is truly remarkable.

        In previous conflicts that’s about the percentage of casualties and equipment losses that aircraft and artillery combined caused.