"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday that Russia is building roughly 500 Iranian-designed drones a day. His comments at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, are a rare public assessment from Ukrainian leaders about Russia's drone-making capacity and provide some insight into how Kyiv sees the balance of power in its long-range drone fight. Zelenskyy has said repeatedly that Ukraine is building 1,000 interceptor drones - small quadcopters designed to counter other flying drones - every day."
""We produce them at about 1,000 a day. We really produce them, but it's not enough. It's still not enough," he told his audience in Davos. "Russia has 500, about 500 drones, Iranian drones, each day, and dozens of missiles, ballistic missiles.""
"Iranian drones refer to Russia's Geran family of loitering munitions, which are mostly based on the Iranian Shahed, a delta-wing drone designed to carry explosive warheads at long range. Because their designs are so closely related, Ukrainians often use their names interchangeably. These drones have been a major pain point for Ukraine, which is frequently bombarded by hundreds of Gerans and decoy drones at a time from across Russia's border."
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia builds roughly 500 Iranian-designed Shahed-type drones per day. He said Ukraine produces about 1,000 interceptor quadcopters per day but that production remains insufficient to meet threats. The Geran family of Russian loitering munitions is mostly based on the Iranian Shahed, a delta-wing drone designed to carry explosive warheads at long range. Ukraine frequently faces bombardments of hundreds of Gerans and decoy drones launched from across Russia's border. Commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi warned Russia may aim to scale production further, citing hundreds of Shaheds already built daily.
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