According to British intelligence experts, the Russian military has likely exhausted its stockpile of Iranian drones. This is likely because there have been no reports of the use of small unmanned aerial vehicles in Ukraine since February 15, the Ministry of Defense in London said today. However, between late January and early February, the Ukrainian military shot down at least 24 of the Shahed-136 expendable drones.
“Russia will probably try to get supplies,” he said. “While the weapons don’t have a good track record of destroying their intended targets, Russia likely sees them as useful in distracting Ukraine’s air defenses from much more effective Russian cruise missiles.”
The British Ministry of Defense published daily information on the course of the war since the start of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine a year ago, citing intelligence information. In doing so, the British government wants to counter the Russian portrayal and keep the Allies in line. Moscow accuses London of a disinformation campaign.