Ukrainian Commander Oleksandr Syrskyi highlighted the growing importance of unmanned systems in modern warfare. He noted that Russian forces have increased their use of strike drones, posing significant threats to Ukrainian equipment,

Ukrainian soldiers attacked more than 54,000 Russian targets with drones in December, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Jan. 5. A total of 49% of the targets were struck by kamikaze drones, according to Syrskyi.

Commander Oleksandr Syrskyi reported that nearly half of December’s drone strikes by Ukraine featured FPV attack drones targeting Russian positions.

Ukrainian Defense Forces struck over 54,000 enemy targets with drones in December. Nearly half of this result was achieved by kamikaze drones, informs Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces,