The Russian forces launched approximately 2,400 kamikaze drones at targets in Ukraine in January 2025, which is 800 more than in December 2024.
According to Ukrinform, the UK Ministry of Defense shared the intelligence report on social media platform X.
“In January 2025, Russia launched approximately 2,400 One Way Attack Uncrewed Aerial Systems (OWA UAS) into Ukraine, surpassing the December 2024 total of 1,700 as anticipated. Russian strikes primarily targeted energy infrastructure, as well as military targets.”
The report notes that January’s drone attacks were comparable to the numbers recorded in October and November 2024.
“It is likely that Russia’s monthly OWA UAS launch rates of at least 2,000 will continue to be the standard expectation through 2025. Impacting OWA UAS launch operations is challenging. However, on 26 January 2025 and 6 February 2025, Ukraine launched its own attacks against known Russian OWA UAS operational sites, with damage noted at both sites. These attacks again highlight Russia’s inability to protect military sites from Ukrainian UAs attacks,” the UK Ministry of Defense concluded.
As previously reported by Ukrinform, Andrii Yermak, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, stated that Russia has started using Shahed drones with an increased warhead of up to 90 kg and metal fragmentation elements, aiming to maximize civilian casualties.
2025-02-14 23:28:00 ,
