Sternenko's foundation: Russia's jet-powered drones now act like small cruise missiles
Euromaidan Press, a Ukrainian news outlet, reports that the foundation of volunteer Serhii Sternenko believes Russian jet-powered drones now behave like small cruise missiles. The available source excerpt does not give the full reasoning.
The foundation led by Ukrainian volunteer Serhii Sternenko, described by Euromaidan Press as Ukraine's top war charity, believes that Russia's jet-powered drones now behave like small cruise missiles in the war against Ukraine. A cruise missile is an unmanned aircraft that flies a pre-programmed route and strikes a target.
The outlet's headline says that shooting down such comparatively cheap drones can save considerable sums, giving a range of $25,000 to $4 million each time a drone is downed. It also says the foundation sees only one way to achieve those savings.
The available excerpt of the source does not explain what that way is, which air defense systems or weapons are being considered, or what calculations the cost range rests on. For that reason, no further technical or financial details are included here.
The core of the report is the foundation's assessment: Russian jet-powered drones should no longer be seen as simple unmanned aircraft, but as a class of weapon whose behavior is approaching that of cruise missiles.
