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The Drone Factories Fueling Russia’s Unprecedented Assaults on Ukraine

The latest assault included more drones in a single night than Russia used in an entire month last year

Firefighters on the scene of a Russian strike in Ukraine’s Kyiv region on Wednesday, in a photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service.
Firefighters on the scene of a Russian strike in Ukraine’s Kyiv region on Wednesday, in a photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service. Photo: Ukrainian Emergency Service/AP

KYIV, Ukraine—Russia’s factories have begun churning out vast quantities of attack drones over the past year, producing a deadly fleet that is now taking to Ukrainian skies in record numbers almost daily.

An assault Wednesday was the largest yet, according to Ukrainian officials. In the early morning hours, Russia launched 728 drones and decoy munitions at cities in western Ukraine. The attacks came just hours after President Trump blasted Russia for dragging its feet over peace talks to end the war, saying the U.S. gets “a lot of bulls—” from Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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