Defense Forces strike more than 800,000 enemy targets with drones since beginning of year - Fedorov

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Defense Forces strike more than 800,000 enemy targets with drones since beginning of year - Fedorov
Since the beginning of the year, units of the Defense Forces' unmanned systems have hit more than 800,000 verified enemy targets and killed or severely wounded about 167,000 Russian soldiers.

Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov stated this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

"The Defense Forces are systematically weakening the enemy's military potential - destroying logistics and striking critically important targets in the enemy rear. Drones today account for more than 90% of enemy hits," he said. According to Fedorov, since the beginning of the year, unmanned systems units have struck more than 800,000 verified enemy targets. These include personnel, air defense systems, artillery, multiple launch rocket systems, UAVs, unmanned ground vehicles, vehicles, headquarters, depots, and electronic warfare systems.

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"During this period alone, about 167,000 Russian servicemen have been killed or severely wounded," the minister stressed.

He also noted that May was the most successful month for the Defense Forces. In particular, more than 181,000 targets were hit during the month, and 31,530 occupiers were killed or severely wounded.

"For each confirmed hit, servicemen receive ePoints, which they can exchange through Brave1 Market for drones, unmanned ground vehicles, electronic warfare equipment, and components," Fedorov added.

The minister recalled that the ePoints system makes it possible to identify the most effective technologies and units and quickly scale such solutions across the armed forces.

"By order of the President, we continue to wear down the enemy simultaneously in three domains - in the air, on the ground, and in the economy," he assured.

Fedorov thanked Ukrainian servicemen for the results and stressed that they are the ones shaping a new doctrine of warfare in real time.

As Ukrinform reported, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine explained how artificial intelligence increases the effectiveness of using middle strike systems.

Photo: Ministry of Defense

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