And it’s the Ukrainian government’s new production target for 2025—solely from Ukrainian factories. “Ukraine is now the world leader in drone warfare,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky boasted.

A growing proportion of these are equipped with AI guidance, allowing them to lock on to targets in the final phase of flight even if the link between pilot and drone is jammed. The automatic guidance can kick in at distances of 2km or more,

The Russians have attacked Ukraine with 27 Shahed attack UAVs and decoy drones of various types since the evening of 13 March. Ukraine's air defence has managed to down 16 drones and nine others failed to reach their targets.