President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia was ramping up drone production by around ten times to nearly 1.4 million this year in a bid to ensure the Russian armed forces win in Ukraine.

The drills at a Dutch military base, involving more than 20 countries and some 50 companies, tested cutting-edge systems to detect and counter drones and assessed how they work together.

Russia plans to increase drone production amid the war with Ukraine. For this purpose, Russia wants to create almost fifty special centers, stated Vladimir Putin. He mentioned that last year, Russian soldiers received over 140,