Russia could launch 1,000 «Shahed» drones a day at Ukraine, but there is a catch — expert

Russian attacks involving 1,000 «Shahed» drones a day are possible, but only up to three times a month. Russia’s military-industrial complex does not produce a larger number of strike drones.

Aviation expert Valerii Romanenko, a senior research fellow at the State Aviation Museum, said this on the Espreso TV channel.

According to him, statistics on the number of «Shahed» drones used over a month by Russia’s terrorist army indicate that the military-industrial complex of the aggressor state can produce about 3,000 strike drones per month.

«Three thousand „Shahed“ drones a month — that is, 100 „Shaheds“ a day. That’s it, that is the limit. When the Russians launch 800 „Shaheds“, on all other days they launch 70–80. Yes, they can launch 1,000 „Shaheds“ a day for three days a month. But that does not mean this will happen every day, ” he said.

Valerii Romanenko added that during the largest attack, the Russians launched slightly more than 800 «Shahed» drones, after which the maximum number ranged from 300 to 600. Overall, such attacks occur five to six times a month.

«So 1,000 „Shahed“ drones every day is, for now, only in Russia’s dreams, ” he said.