Ukraine Now Floods Battlefield With Nearly 1,000 Tiny Drone Kamikazes Daily
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- •Ukraine’s defense ministry has been supplying troops with approximately 950 interceptor drones daily since early December 2025.
- •These drones target Russian Shahed-type UAVs flying up to 115 mph and work alongside over 10 manufacturers for production.
- •Volunteer groups sponsor costly interceptor models like the $2,500 Wild Hornet Sting for select military units in addition to government supplies.
Since December, Ukraine's defense ministry has taken producing almost 1,000 explosive, bullet-shaped quadcopter drones daily very seriously—specifically to brawl with Russia's speedy Shahed-136s flying at 115 mph, because apparently regular bullets aren't enough. Starting as reconnaissance snipers, these interceptors evolved into low-cost drone assassins, tackling waves of 5,500 Iranian-designed Shahed UAVs monthly. Over 10 manufacturers hustle on this high-speed drone drama, aiming even bigger with jet-engine versions like the 230 mph Geran-3. Meanwhile, President Zelenskyy’s earlier goal of 1,000 interceptors per day nearly reached after failing at 600 to 800, proving even wartime production isn’t immune to 'close enough.' To keep things spicy, wild volunteer groups toss $2,500 Wild Hornet Sting drones to frontline units via the Sternenko Foundation, because nothing says patriotism like crowdfunding mini aerial kamikazes.
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Building a thousand tiny flying suicide bombers daily? Ukraine's drone heralds the future where warfare is just gladiator battles for remote-control nerds with trust issues.
Ukraine’s drone factories are basically the Tesla of kamikaze quadcopters—fast, expensive, and somewhere in between crashing and flying.
When you can’t outnumber but can out-drone, sending 1,000 explosive quadcopters daily seems like a perfectly sane defense strategy.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 12/19/2025 | Author: Matthew Loh
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