Why Russia is so alarmed by Ukraine’s big drone raid

Published August 30, 2023 8:12pm ET



Ukraine launched ambitious drone attacks across Russia overnight Tuesday into Wednesday. Ranging from Pskov, near the Estonian border, to Sevastopol in Crimea, these strikes damaged at least four Russian military transport aircraft, a microelectronics factory, and a fuel depot. As shown in my annotated Google Map below, Ukraine’s drones were able to penetrate various multilayered Russian air defense networks. The red circles indicate confirmed strikes.

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