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Drones were also used extensively during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. [25] Ukraine made extensive use of TB2s and other designs against Russia in 2022. [ 25 ] They also used octocopters to drop anti-tank grenades at night.
Ukraine has used drones in strikes against Russian military infrastructure, [156] [157] [158] such as in the ongoing strikes against Crimea, [159] and has been accused by Russia of being responsible for the Kremlin drone attack and the 30 May 2023 Moscow drone strikes, but has denied responsibility in both cases. [160] [161]
Weapons, vehicles and equipment used in the Russo-Ukrainian War, from 2014 to the present, include the following. The war involves the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Armed Forces of Russia, the People's Militia of the Donetsk People's Republic, the People's Militia of the Luhansk People's Republic, and a number of national guard and volunteer groups.
The first pilotless aircraft were built during World War I. From a suggestion that A. M. Low’s expertise in early television and radio technology be used to develop a remotely controlled pilotless aircraft to attack the Zeppelins [11] [12] a remarkable succession of British drone weapons in 1917 and 1918 evolved.
It was noted there that earlier, the capabilities of radio-electronic warfare were used to disable drones, but not missiles. [8] [10] In just one week on the frontline, from July 18 to July 24, 2024, Ukrainian fighters of the electronic warfare units managed to neutralize almost 8,000 Russian drones. [11]
Over 50 Orlan UAVs were delivered for export in 2021 to Russia's allies. [19] It has seen action in Ukraine, Syria, Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh. [20] [21] In 2023, reports stated that components made in Ireland [22] and STMicroelectronics microchips were found in Orlan drones, in spite of the sanctions regime imposed on Russia. [23]
[160] [161] Both Ukraine and Russia used commercial DJI drones extensively during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [162] These civilian DJI drones were sourced by governments, hobbyists, international donations to Ukraine and Russia to support each side on the battlefield, and were often flown by drone hobbyists recruited by the armed forces.
View from a 26-storey residential building in Kyiv, damaged by drone remains Mobile group of National Guard of Ukraine hunts for Russian drones. Three people were killed while six others were injured by Russian airstrikes on two mines in Toretsk, Donetsk Oblast. [104] Two people were killed by Russian shelling in Nikopol. [105]