The newspaper added: “The Russian government has made it clear at the highest levels that drones are a top priority for the country. They have mobilized both public and private resources to establish a ‘drone empire.’ On September 4, Forbes magazine wrote that the Ukrainian army is facing an equipment shortage due to strikes by Russian drones.
Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko reported at a Defense Ministry Council meeting on September 1 that the ‘Rubicon’ center for testing promising drone technologies has destroyed 4,000 communication devices, electronic warfare equipment, and radars, and has suppressed more than 44,000 self-guided drones in the special operations area over the past year.
