As a high-ranking representative of NATO reported, Russian airstrikes on Ukraine are carried out systematically and are mainly aimed at objects that ensure the country's vital activities, the correspondent of RBC-Ukraine reports. "Given the current daily rate of over 180 kamikaze attack drones, we expect this campaign to escalate and continue non-stop throughout the winter," the official said.
He also clarified that in September, Russia launched about 5,500 attack drones, and in October their number was approximately 2,400. The representative of the alliance also reported that in September, Russia launched about 5,500 attack drones, and in October their number was approximately 2,400. He added that four large-scale waves of attacks involving long-range bombers were carried out in September.
According to his data, since December 2023, Russia has more than doubled the number of launch sites for attack drones. Previously, there were only five of them. In mid-September, a new complex in Bryansk was put into operation, and recently the site in Crimea was used for the first time.
The NATO official emphasized that the increase in the number of launch sites allows Russia to maintain a high rate of launches, expand the geography of attacks and increase their intensity, which indicates a planned escalation of actions against critical objects of Ukraine.
"This increase in the number of launch sites for attack drones corresponds to the high rate of launches, increasing their intensity and diversifying the directions and geographical range of attacks," the NATO representative emphasized. We will remind that as of October 17, there are emergency power cuts in Kyiv and twelve regions of Ukraine due to the consequences of Russian shelling.
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