“تحليل مثير حول الهجوم على منشأة أنتونوف في أوكرانيا”

shocked the world when the Russians bombed the “Antonov” factory, home to the world’s largest cargo aircraft, especially the magnificent An-225 Mriya, which suffered severe damage. This came as a surprise due to an incident in 2018 when the Antonov factory secretly developed a high-altitude combat drone capable of soaring to 40,000 feet.

Amid the ongoing conflict in Donbass, Ukraine, irritated by the Russian support to separatists with “Orlan-10” drones — armed and capable of providing real-time images of Ukrainian troops to guide artillery strikes resulting in heavy losses — sought retribution in any future confrontations. This indeed unfolded in the current war with Russia.

Consequently, the Russians destroyed the factory; however, this happened too late. The Ukrainians had stockpiled numerous combat drones in various locations away from airbases and factories, allowing them to be operated from virtually anywhere in the country.

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