Russia is using drones more actively in the south «Molniia», — Defence Forces spokesman

A Russian soldier with a Molniya drone. Photo from BBC Ukraine

Russia has significantly stepped up its use of kamikaze drones «Molniia» in southern Ukraine.

According to Vladyslav Voloshyn, a spokesman for the Southern Defence Forces, on «Vhoru», 17 attacks with such barrage munitions were recorded over the past 24 hours alone, including 4-5 in the Kherson sector.

«Just a month ago, these were isolated cases», noted Vladyslav Voloshyn, adding that the overall activity of using these drones has increased by more than 40%.

As a reminder, Russian troops launched 2,374 drones in Kherson region over the past week, including 1,220 in Kherson itself. The Ukrainian defence forces destroyed 1790 Russian drones, about 75%.