Russia Has a New Low-Cost Battle Strategy

Moscow now thinks it can win the war through endless attrition.

Drones fly above grass in an open field September 23, 2025, 12:01 AM Comment icon View Comments ( )

Russia’s War in Ukraine

Understanding the conflict three years on.

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On Sept. 7, Russia launched its largest aerial strike of its war against Ukraine—860 Shahed drones and missiles in a single night. The targets weren’t limited to Ukraine. Two days later, 19 of these exploding drones crossed into Poland , forcing NATO fighter jets into the sky. A similar incursion against Romanian airspace followed just days later. These were not isolated incidents. They marked a broader pattern in which Moscow has made cheap, mass-produced exploding drones the center

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