Russia receives new batch of Iranian drones and intensifies attacks after lull - Ukraine’s Defense Forces

Natalia Humeniuk, head of the Joint Coordination Press Center of the Southern Defense Forces, said this at the national marathon on April 20.

"They have been accumulating reserves. We see that their missile stockpiles, which have been brought to a critical minimum, are forcing them to take such pauses and look for new ways to put pressure on the rear areas of Ukraine. That is why they took such a pause while waiting for an additional batch of Iranian kamikaze drones. Now they have received the UAVs and are starting to use them," said Humeniuk.

According to the official, it was the new batch that recently attacked Mykolaiv and Odesa regions - the UAVs have a new marking.

• On the night of April 18, Russian forces attacked Snihurivka with Shahed drones, 7 UAVs hit 2 industrial infrastructure facilities. 

• The Russian Federation continues to use Shahed-type kamikaze drones and other low-precision systems in an attempt to compensate for the lack of high-precision missiles and to detect Ukraine's air defense system.