"Ukraine's Drone Offensive Challenges Russia's Air Defenses"
Ukraine's head of defense intelligence, Lieutenant-General Kyrylo Budanov, revealed in an interview with The Economist that Ukraine has launched a drone campaign to exhaust Russia's air defenses, disable its bombers, and damage military production. The objectives include liberating Ukrainian territories, disrupting the Russian economy, and causing anxiety among the civilian population. Ukraine has developed its own long-range weapons, enabling strikes deep within Russia. Recent attacks have targeted Russia's Black Sea fleet, an aviation fuel production plant near Moscow, and an air defense system in Crimea. Budanov dismissed concerns of escalation and stated that Ukraine is not targeting Russian civilians.