Die Ukraine meldet einen erfolgreichen Angriff auf ein wichtiges russisches Drohnendepot

Ah the drone wars began before we even knew it.

>**Ukraine said on Saturday it had struck a storage and maintenance depot for long-range Shahed drones in Russia’s Oryol region, “significantly reducing” Russia’s ability to launch mass drone attacks.**

>Ukraine’s military general staff said in a statement on Telegram the attack took place on Thursday and was conducted by Ukraine’s air force.

>“As a result of the strike, a depot for storage, maintenance and repair of Shahed kamikaze drones, made of several protected concrete structures, was destroyed,” it said.

>“This military operation has significantly reduced the enemy’s potential in terms of conducting air raids of strike drones on Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure.”

>Russia has regularly launched missile and drone attacks on Ukraine throughout its 34-month invasion.

>For the past several months, Moscow has launched near-daily barrages of dozens of drones at Ukraine, hoping to damage its infrastructure and wear down air defenses, leaving them less able to shoot down missiles.

>Ukraine’s air force said earlier on Saturday it had downed 15 out of 16 drones launched by Russia overnight, with the other one disappearing from radars.