The number of Russian drone attacks on Ukraine has increased sharply in the last month, the British Defence Ministry said on Friday.
According to its figures, around 2,000 unmanned combat drones were used against Ukrainian targets in October, up from 700 in September, the ministry said in its intelligence assessment.
It said the number continues to increase and that “it is likely that the high figures seen through September and October to date will become normal.”
The ministry attributed the increase to high Russian investments in various types of drone and an expansion of launch sites, which are easy to re-establish if targeted.
If drone production continues unhindered, a shortage of personnel would be the most likely factor limiting more widespread use, it said.
The British Defence Ministry has been regularly publishing information on the course of the war since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The UK supports Ukraine in the war.
Moscow has accused the UK of spreading disinformation.
