Morning attack atypical as Russians modernize drones — Ukrainian Air Force

Yurii Ihnat, head of the communications department of the Air Force Command of the AFU, reported that the Russian morning attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region was atypical. He stated that the enemy is modernizing its drones, making them less visible and less vulnerable to electronic warfare (EW) systems.

"About 30 drones of various types were directed at the Kyiv region. From the not-so-good news—these drones have communication channels: mesh networks and other links that allow the enemy to control them. From the better news—almost all of them were shot down. We saw that debris was found in the center of the capital; it will be identified," he said during the United News telethon.

Ihnat noted that since 2022, the enemy has advanced in developing countermeasures against EW systems, as well as in UAV navigation tools.

"At the beginning of the invasion… there were four antenna elements; now there are 16, plus there are new antennas that are becoming increasingly difficult for our EW specialists to suppress… The enemy is spending billions of dollars to modernize these drones because they realize Ukrainian EW is working, so the drones must be made significantly more expensive," the spokesperson noted.

He informed that specialists are currently working at the crash and impact sites to determine the exact type of drones used and the nature of the high-speed target heading toward Kyiv previously reported by the Air Force. Currently, there is no information regarding the impact or crash of such high-speed targets.