Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin said that in 2023, the Russian Armed Forces received approximately 140,000 drones of various types and that production is planned to increase tenfold this year. Source: Vladimir Putin at a meeting of the Russian Military-Industrial Commission on the development of unmanned aerial systems for special purposes,

The Ukrainian armed forces have deployed a new kind of drone to defend their country, one filled with a pyrotechnic thermite mixture that rains fire down on enemy positions. Its use is highly controversial.

The Ukrainian military has begun using drones with thermite spraying capabilities at the front. However, they are capable of more than that, states Defense News. As noted in Defense News, these drones are not only “scorching” the enemy.