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Intelligence chief: 30% of Shahed-136 drones hit their target

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The Defense Ministry's Intelligence Directorate Head Kyrylo Budanov said in an interview with Ukrainska Pravda that as of Oct. 22, the Russian forces have used about 330 Iranian-made Shahed-136 drones, of which 222 have been shot down. According to Budanov, 30% of the drones hit their targets or strike somewhere close to those targets. Russia has ordered about 1,700 drones, delivered in batches of 300 at a time.

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