Energy
Russia Plans Anti-Drone Response After Recent Hits on Refineries
- Defense minister briefed on latest tactical training plans
- Russia faced one of year’s most intense barrages overnight
A drone test flight on the outskirts of Kyiv.
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Russia is stepping up military training to counter drones after repeated UAV attacks in regions adjacent to Ukraine as well as strikes on targets - particularly oil refineries - much further from the border.
Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu visited the training ground of the Moscow Military District for a briefing from deputy Yunus-Bek Yevkurov on a plan for tactical training due by June 1 to practice skills in countering drones with small arms fire, the defense ministry said in a statement in Telegram on Saturday.