Russia gains new capabilities in producing Shahed drones - media

He said this on the Espreso TV channel.

"Russia is currently gaining new opportunities for the production of Shaheds. September was a record-breaking month for the use of these means of terror by Russian terrorists. In particular, an unprecedented number of 1,339 drones were used, which is an average of 44 Shaheds per day. Thus, the Russians are already approaching the launch of an average of 50 drones per day, based on their constant use," emphasized Riabykh.

According to the military expert, the Ukrainian Defense Forces are improving their capabilities in fighting Russian drones.

In September, out of 1,339 drones, 1,107 were destroyed, and another part appeared in the statistics as having been lost in location or changed course and flew back to the Russian terrorists," added Riabykh.

• On the night of October 3, the Russian army launched at least 105 drones across Ukraine. Air Defense Forces destroyed 78 attack UAVs.
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