Russia has launched nearly 50,000 Shahed drones against Ukraine during war
The Security Service of Ukraine has documented nearly 50,000 launches of Russian Shahed drones targeting Ukraine since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Source: Slidstvo.Info, an independent team of investigative journalists
Details: The Office of the Prosecutor General reported that these attacks have killed 253 people and injured another 1,524.
In total, over 1,600 criminal proceedings have been registered over attacks on civilian infrastructure.
The Office of the Prosecutor General also stated that it will gradually make public the names of Russian military personnel directly responsible for drone attacks.
"We worked extensively with our colleagues in the intelligence services to collect this information piece by piece. Now we will be naming specific individuals and bringing them to justice in absentia, but I believe it is only a matter of time before they face real accountability," said Yurii Bielousov, Head of the Department for Countering Crimes Committed in Armed Conflict at the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine.
Background:
- As of May 2025, Russia reached a daily production rate of approximately 170 Shahed loitering munitions and decoy drones, with plans to increase output to 190 per day by the end of the year,
- During the latest large-scale attack on Ukraine, Russia launched nearly 500 attack drones and more than 40 missiles, including Kinzhal hypersonic missiles.
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