Inside Ukraine’s Drone Attacks on Russia

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As Ukraine’s counteroffensive grinds on, it’s increasingly turning to a secret drone program that is hitting targets deep inside Russian territory. At least three different Ukrainian-made drones have been used in attacks inside Russia, including on Moscow, according to an analysis by The New York Times.

Christiaan Triebert, a journalist on The Times’s Visual Investigations team, explains the origins of that program. We also speak to Serhiy Prytula, a former Ukrainian television host who is now a key force behind it.

Guest: Christiaan Triebert (https://www.nytimes.com/by/christiaan-triebert), a journalist on The New York Times’s Visual Investigations team.

Background reading:


Officials in Ukraine rarely discuss attacks on targets inside Russia, including Moscow. (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/world/europe/ukraine-drone-strikes-russia.html)But video evidence shows an increasing effort (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/world/europe/ukraine-drone-strikes-russia.html) to launch long-range strikes inside the country. (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/world/europe/ukraine-drone-strikes-russia.html)
Moscow said Ukraine used drones to strike (https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/08/04/world/russia-ukraine-news#video-evidence-shows-ukraines-increasing-effort-to-launch-long-range-strikes-on-russia) Novorossiysk, a Black Sea naval and shipping hub, and a port in occupied Crimea.
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