
Ukraine's Drone Strategy Forces Russia Into a Costly Arms Race
Ukraine's cheap, homemade drones are pushing Russia to spend far more on missiles to shoot them down. A June attack sent 419 drones into Russian territory; even with 95-percent success, roughly 20 got through. The math is brutal for Moscow: each interceptor costs more than the drone itself. Russia's sanctions-weakened factories struggle to replace missiles fast enough. The question ahead: can Moscow manufacture defenses quicker than Ukraine launches attacks?
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