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The Times of India
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TOI World Desk

Ukraine downs record 33,000 Russian drones in March as production scales up

Ukraine shot down more than 33,000 Russian drones in March, the highest monthly figure since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion more than four years ago, as Ukraine scales up production of interceptor drones but struggles with a shortage of trained operators, according to AP reports.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine is producing approximately 1,000 interceptor drones daily, but lacks sufficient personnel to operate them, the Central News Agency (UDN) reported from Kyiv on January 20. Intercepting one enemy drone often requires two interceptor drones, he noted.

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