KYIV, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Ukraine intends to increase drone production as early as this autumn, the Ukrainian defence minister was quoted as saying on Sunday, as the country conducts more frequent drone attacks on Russian territory.
Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian territory have picked up in recent weeks, with dozens of drones striking Russia at once on some days, reaching as far as the western city of Pskov, 400 miles (600 km) from Ukraine.
Kyiv has used both aerial drones to attack airfields and aquatic drones to attack ships and the bridge to Crimea.
"I think this autumn there will be a boom in the production of various Ukrainian drones: flying, floating, crawling, etc., and this will continue to grow in volume," Oleksii Reznikov told the state-run Ukrinform news agency.
Especially for drone manufacturers who started production from garages," he said.
Persons:
Oleksii Reznikov, Pavel Polityuk, Frances Kerry
Organizations:
Kyiv, Russia's Defence, Thomson
Locations:
Ukraine, Ukrainian, Russia, Pskov, Kyiv, Crimea, Moscow