The Washington-based Institute for the Study of War noted that cooperation with China has allowed Russia to bypass Western sanctions on imports of electronics for drone production. Ukraine’s military intelligence estimates that Russia receives up to 65% of components for its Geran drones from China. Beijing rejects the claims.

Last night, on July 23, Russian troops attacked two children with an attack drone in the village of Zorivka in the Bilozerka community of Kherson region. Doctors treated the injured on the spot, says Oleksandr Prokudin,