AFU drones hit 8% more enemy targets in April than in March – Syrskyi

The results of the work of the Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in April indicate an increase in their efficiency.

The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi reported this on May 1 on Facebook.

"In April, the unmanned systems units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine achieved decent results in destroying the enemy. According to the command of the USF, during the month our drones hit and destroyed more than 83,000 targets - this is 8% more than in March. The effectiveness of the defeat increased by another 5%," he wrote.

The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine noted that "the current high-tech war requires constant movement forward, even higher efficiency and scaling of efforts in the direction of drones."

"The UAV direction is a priority for us, as it allows us to deter the enemy and destroy him at a distance, preserving the life and health of our infantry," said Syrskyi.

He said that at the monthly meeting on unmanned systems, he heard reports on the scaling of unmanned systems units to brigades and regiments, their manning and capacity building.

"The primary task of our soldiers is the destruction of enemy UAV operators and their control points. The Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine successfully tested the methods of such combat in the operational zone of one of the operational-tactical groups. The enemy is also not asleep, and we have no right to underestimate the successes of the Russian aggressor in the field of unmanned systems," Syrskyi explained.

According to him, the Ukrainian military has information about the formation of unmanned systems troops in the russian federation, new models of russian drones and ground robotic complexes.

"Informed – therefore armed. We must maintain the high pace we have set and stay ahead of the enemy in the field of implementing modern technological solutions on the battlefield – using all the capabilities of our army, society, defense-industrial complex, as well as the assistance of partner countries," said Syrskyi.

As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, on February 3, Sukharevskyi said that Ukrainian drones can strike at a distance of up to 2,000 km thanks to the development and improvement of unmanned systems.

In January, the Unmanned Systems Forces reported that they were using a long-range drone capable of carrying a 250-kilogram aerial bomb against enemy targets.