Russia launches over 2,000 Shahed drones at Ukraine over past year

Over the past 12 months, Russia’s invasion forces launched more than 2,000 Iranian-made Shahed one-way attack drones at targets across Ukraine.

This was reported by the press service of Ukraine’s Ground Forces, Ukrinform saw.

"Russia has already launched more than 2,000 Shahed-type attack UAVs in Ukraine. The first Iranian drone was shot down by the Armed Forces of Ukraine exactly one year ago — on September 13, 2022," the report says.

It is noted that, on average, throughout the past 12 months, the enemy launched 5.5 Shaheds per day.

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The total cost of these kamikaze UAVs ranges from from $40 million to $100 million, according to various estimates, which corresponds to pension payments to 200,000-500,000 Russians.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, in the early hours of Wednesday, September 13, the Ukrainian Air Force shot down 32 Shahed-type kamikaze drones over the territory of Ukraine out of 44 launched by Russia in several waves.