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  • Wednesday

    9 July, 2025

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    Mykolaiv

  • 9 July , 2025 Wednesday

  • Mykolaiv • 33.1° Clear sky

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

Російський військовий з дроном 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%.

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