Robert "Magyar" Brovdi, commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, warned on July 4 that Russian Shahed drone strikes could increase to 1,000 per day, prompting Ukraine to consider relocating drone production.

Mechanical Plant in Russia's Rostov Oblast on the morning of 4 July. At least 10 drones hit the plant's territory. Source: Russian Telegram channel ASTRA, as reported by Oboronka, a defence industry project created by Mezha.

Russian forces have become adept at retooling Iranian kamikaze Shahed drones, making them more deadly and less vulnerable to Ukrainian defenses, according to Kyiv.