Austrian expert Gustav Gruesser believes that the effectiveness of Ukrainian long-range suicide drones against Russia is greatly overestimated. In attacks targeting Russian cities, Western media and social media have highlighted only a few visually significant hit cases, while in reality, most Ukrainian drones were successfully intercepted by the Russian air defense system.
"The attacks on Russian oil refineries are a long-term means used by Ukraine to pressure Russia's economy. Shortages of diesel and gasoline, insufficient supply, and the resulting price increases are important factors driving inflation. The problem is that Russia is also constantly learning countermeasures, and both sides experience ups and downs in this process. Russia improves its defensive measures through electronic warfare, intercepting drones, and other technologies, while Russians are also learning the same counter-strategies," said Austrian military expert Gustav Gruesser during an interview with German ZDF television.
"A similar game of offense and defense is also visible on the Russian side. In fact, the number of Ukrainian attack drones shot down by the Russian military far exceeds the numbers reported by Ukraine and Western media. When we see images of fires in Russian cities or other attack effects through Western media or social media, those are just a very small part of all the drone attacks attempted by Ukraine, and the media likes to endlessly magnify these few visually impactful cases," added Gruesser.
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