Ukraine says it successfully deployed 1,000km drone
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Destroyed cars are removed in Kyiv, following a large Russian drone strike in May 2023.
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KYIV - Ukraine has successfully used a domestically produced drone with a range of 1,000km, state arms producer Ukroboronprom said on Tuesday.
Ukroboronprom spokesman Natalia Sad posted a selfie with a smiling Mr Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine’s commander-in-chief, Mr Mykola Oleshchuk, commander of the air force, and Mr Yuriy Husev, head of Ukroboronprom on Facebook.
She said the picture was taken “after successful use of our drone for 1000km”.
She provided no other details, nor said if the use of the drone meant it had been tested or actually deployed in the conflict.
Ukraine’s military, government, and private companies are working to create an arsenal of cheap and easy-to-produce drones which they hope could become a game changer in the war against Russia.
It has already employed drones for both reconnaissance and attacks.
In autumn 2022, Ukroboronprom said it was finalising work on a new drone that had a range of 1000km and a warhead weighing 75kg.
On Tuesday, President Volodymyr Zelensky signed into law legislation to exempt domestic drone producers from customs duties and value-added tax, lawmaker Yaroslav Zheleznyak wrote on messaging platform Telegram. REUTERS
