Bad news for US, NATO, Europe as Russia unveils world's biggest drone factory, Putin ready to destroy Ukraine by…, Moscow now capable of…
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Bad news for US, NATO, Europe as Russia unveils world's biggest drone factory, Putin ready to destroy Ukraine by…, Moscow now capable of…
Bad news for US, NATO, Europe as Russia unveils world's biggest drone factory, Putin ready to destroy Ukraine by…, Moscow now capable of…
Drones are rapidly replacing bullets and artillery in the Russia-Ukraine war.
New Delhi: The Russia Ukraine war has entered a new dangerous phase. Russia is attacking Ukraine with hundreds of drones and missiles daily as Ukraine suffered another air attack from Russia on Monday night, July 21, when Moscow fired more than 450 drones and missiles. This was the sixth time in July that Russia has attacked Ukraine with more than 400 drones and missiles. Earlier in July, Russia fired 728 drones and missiles in a single night, which was a new record in the 40-month-long war.
How has Russia changed the war strategy?
There has been a tremendous increase in Russian air strikes on Ukraine in the last three months. The main reason for this is the increase in Russia's drone production and supply. Drones are rapidly replacing bullets and artillery in the Russia-Ukraine war. Meanwhile, Russia has shown a rare glimpse of its Yelabuga drone factory. The Russian Defense Ministry has shared its video, which is being seen as a warning to Ukraine and the Western world.
What did Russia display?
Russia has tried to show that its drone manufacturing capability is unmatched and cannot be matched. The Yelabuga drone factory located in Tatarstan, Russia is 1100 km from the Ukrainian border. However, this factory shows why the combined power of NATO is not enough to defeat Russia. Russia claims that this is the world's largest drone factory.
What is Russia's secret plan?
The footage shown on the Russian Defense Ministry's TV channel gives the first glimpse inside the plant. The video shows rows of matte-black 'Geran-2' drones, which is a Russian-made version of the Shahed 136 drone designed in Iran. Matte-black paint is visible on all the drones, which indicates that perhaps Russia is now focusing on night attacks.
What is the production capacity of this drone factory?
Russia is already producing 5000 long-range drones every month. The Yelabuga factory is believed to have produced more than 18,000 Geran-2 drones in the first six months of this year. Analysts have warned that Russia may further increase its drone production in the coming months. Western intelligence agencies say that Russia will also increase its daily drone attacks in the coming months.
Experts believe that Russia is planning to further increase its drone production capacity to fire 2000 drones in a night against Ukraine. It has also been estimated that if the current increase in the use of drones continues, then Russia may be able to fire up to 2000 drones in a night by November 2025.
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