Russia Claims Lancet-3 Kamikaze Drones Destroyed Nearly Half of NATO Artillery in Ukraine War

Russian Lancet-3 kamikaze drones have destroyed nearly 45% of towed and self-propelled artillery guns from NATO, including the US M777 light-weight towed howitzer, Polish 155mm Krab, and US M109 Paladin self-propelled guns (SPG) since the beginning of the war in Ukraine. The use of loitering munitions has evolved dramatically from the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to the battle in Ukraine. The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) had successfully begun targeting thinly stretched Russian supply lines, making sustained combat untenable, which forced Russia to withdraw to the west side of the Dnieper River in Kherson in November 2022. Russia then switched to using Lancet-3 loitering munitions to eliminate the need for long-range guns, rocket artillery, and the supply lines that feed them.