"Missiles are a thing of the past. Drones are the future," their source said.
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By the end of the year, ten manufacturers are expected to supply the Ukrainian Armed Forces with drones capable of reaching distances up to 2,500 km.
Among these new drones is the Sokil-3000, developed by the Kyiv-based Luch design bureau, which boasts a range of up to 3,300 km.
The new Ukrainian weapon poses a potential threat to military bases in Murmansk Oblast, including the Olenya airfield, where strategic bombers that have been firing on Ukraine are based. The drones could also target other military installations among the approximately 80 bases in the region.
Attack on enterprises in Tatarstan
This development comes after a recent joint operation by Ukraine’s SBU security service and the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, in which two UAVs attacked enterprises in Yelabuga and Nizhnekamsk, more than 1,000 kilometers from Ukrainian-controlled territory.
Local media reported that six people were injured in the attack on the oil refinery in Nizhnekamsk.
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NV's sources reported that a Shahed kamikaze drone assembly plant was hit. The source noted that the attack by the HUR caused significant damage to production facilities. In particular, during an attack on a refinery in Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan, a Ukrainian long-range drone hit a primary oil refinery, which caused a fire.
The drone attack on the plant in Tatarstan caused significant damage to the plant itself, according to HUR.
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Section: Nation
Author: Богуслав Романенко
