{"id":2001,"date":"2023-10-08T09:48:19","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T13:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/fall-and-winter-to-see-record-number-of-shahed-drone-attacks-as-russia-boosts-production-ukrainian-air-force\/08\/10\/2023\/"},"modified":"2023-10-08T09:48:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T13:48:19","slug":"fall-and-winter-to-see-record-number-of-shahed-drone-attacks-as-russia-boosts-production-ukrainian-air-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/fall-and-winter-to-see-record-number-of-shahed-drone-attacks-as-russia-boosts-production-ukrainian-air-force\/08\/10\/2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall and winter to see record number of Shahed drone attacks as Russia boosts production \u2013 Ukrainian Air Force"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox noheight\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/VqI5iB9FRS.RsELThLhoxA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTI0MDA-\/https:\/\/static.nv.ua\/shared\/system\/Article\/posters\/002\/756\/691\/original\/ec35b1365a633c37bacccec3ad0d8f3c.jpg?q=85&amp;stamp=20231008151258&amp;w=900\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>This fall and winter will see a record number of Russian Shahed <a href=\"https:\/\/english.nv.ua\/nation\/russia-carried-out-record-breaking-number-of-kamikaze-drone-attacks-on-ukraine-in-september-50357598.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:drone attacks;elm:context_link;itc:0\" class=\"link \">drone attacks<\/a> on Ukraine, Ukrainian Air Force spokesman, Yuri Ihnat, said on national television on Oct. 6.<\/p>\n<p><b>Read also:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/english.nv.ua\/nation\/improved-drones-and-ballistic-missiles-expert-on-iran-s-military-aid-to-russia-50358025.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Improved drones and ballistic missiles \u2014 expert on Iran\u2019s military aid to Russia;elm:context_link;itc:0\" class=\"link \"> Improved drones and ballistic missiles \u2014 expert on Iran\u2019s military aid to Russia <\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This fall\/winter will probably be&#8230; not just probably, it&#8217;s already a record in terms of the usage of Shahed drones,&#8221; Ihnat said, pointing out that in Sept. alone, Russia used more than \u201chalf a thousand [Shahed drones] in just one month,\u201d compared to just over 1,000 drones during the entire six-month heating season last year.<\/p>\n<p>Ihnat also added that Russia intends to increase the production of kamikaze-type Shahed drones.<\/p>\n<p><b>Read also:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/english.nv.ua\/nation\/ukraine-to-counter-future-russian-attacks-on-energy-infrastructure-defense-minister-50356485.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ukraine defense chief vows to respond as Russia gears up to target energy grid again this winter;elm:context_link;itc:0\" class=\"link \"> Ukraine defense chief vows to respond as Russia gears up to target energy grid again this winter <\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are indications that it will continue to increase,\u201d said Ihnat, noting that Ukraine, for its part, has been acquiring more Western air defense systems.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If we look at the data provided by the intelligence services and data from certain experts, there is an increase. But without Iran, they are unlikely to be able to produce them on their own. [Even] if the production is set up, the Shahed drones assembling conveyor lines are working, then [the question of] spare parts remains. And it is obvious that they will continue to use Iran to obtain technologies they cannot produce themselves.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>Read also:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/english.nv.ua\/nation\/russia-consistently-working-to-improve-shahed-drones-increasingly-targeting-industrial-facilities-50357501.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Russia desperate to improve its Shahed drone capacity, increasingly targeting Ukraine\u2019s industrial facilities;elm:context_link;itc:0\" class=\"link \"> Russia desperate to improve its Shahed drone capacity, increasingly targeting Ukraine\u2019s industrial facilities <\/a><\/p>\n<p><b> <i>We\u2019re bringing the voice of Ukraine to the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/english.nv.ua\/donate\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Support;elm:context_link;itc:0\" class=\"link \">Support<\/a> us with a one-time donation, or become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/nvua\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Patron;elm:context_link;itc:0\" class=\"link \">Patron<\/a>! <\/i> <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Read the original article on <a href=\"https:\/\/english.nv.ua\/nation\/ukraine-air-force-predicts-record-number-of-russian-shahed-drone-attacks-on-ukraine-news-50359057.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The New Voice of Ukraine;elm:context_link;itc:0\" class=\"link \"> The New Voice of Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/fall-winter-see-record-number-121100793.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This fall and winter will see a record number of Russian Shahed drone attacks on Ukraine, Ukrainian Air Force spokesman, Yuri Ihnat,<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/fall-and-winter-to-see-record-number-of-shahed-drone-attacks-as-russia-boosts-production-ukrainian-air-force\/08\/10\/2023\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/HwzPEzt0UQc.6q1aW7m3Uw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI-\/https:\/\/static.nv.ua\/shared\/system\/Article\/posters\/002\/756\/691\/original\/ec35b1365a633c37bacccec3ad0d8f3c.jpg?q=85&amp;stamp=20231008151258&amp;w=900","fifu_image_alt":"Fall and winter to see record number of Shahed drone attacks as Russia boosts production \u2013 Ukrainian Air Force","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2001"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2001"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2001\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}