Russia may be running low on unmanned aerial vehicles advised the U.K. Ministry of Defense Saturday, a problem that could hinder its war effort.
National security and military analyst Dr. Rebecca Grant provides the latest on the Russia-Ukraine conflict as Putin's military continues to wither.has been driven by artillery and drone capabilities Western defense officials have advised, but according to the U.K.’s Ministry of Defense Saturday, Russia may be running low on"pivotal" unmanned aerial vehicles .
"Russia has attempted to implement the concept of ‘Reconnaissance strike’ [that] it refined in Syria, which uses reconnaissance UAVs to identify targets to be struck by combat jets or artillery," the ministry said."Russia is likely experiencing a shortage of appropriate reconnaissance UAVs for this task."
Airstrikes and shelling have largely dominated Russia’s strategy in Ukraine, which it has pummeled for nearly 90 days.
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