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Despite technological difficulties, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu declared a rise in military drone manufacturing. Due to Western sanctions, Russia has increased its domestic production, with a target of 32,000 drones annually by 2030.
Ukraine's Air Force, in a Telegram announcement regarding the drone assault on Kyiv, revealed that almost 75 Shahed drones were deployed from two directions – Primorsko-Akhtarsk and the Kursk region in Russia.
In a significant escalation, Ukrainian drones damaged a $1.2 billion Russian S-400 air defense system in Belgorod, part of an ongoing drone conflict.