Russia aims for capability to launch 2,000 drones simultaneously

Published July 21, 2025 1:59pm ET



Russia is increasing its domestic drone production with the goal of being able to launch as many as 2,000 in a single night, according to a senior German military official.

German Major General Christian Freuding, who heads the Ukraine task force for the country, warned in an interview with Bundeswehr over the weekend that Russia is “striving to further increase production capacity” of its drones and said, “the ambition is to be able to deploy 2,000 drones simultaneously.”

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