Ukraine’s early advantage in battlefield drone technology is eroding as Russian investment, industrial scaling and technological innovation reshape the aerial landscape of the conflict, particularly in the deployment of fibre-optic guided unmanned systems.

Russia has repeatedly shattered its own records for aerial assaults on Ukraine this summer, culminating in a peak attack on July 9 with the launch of 728 Shahed-type drones. Throughout the war, Russia steadily expanded the reach and intensity of its strikes on Ukrainian cities,

Russia has scaled down the festivities honoring its navy citing security concerns as continuing Ukrainian drone attacks posed a challenge the Kremlin