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Zelensky says Russia launched nearly 1,900 drones at Ukraine in one week

Political Guyentist · August 4, 20261 min read

VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY

The Ukrainian president said 16 regions were attacked and more than 1,500 sites were damaged during the week.
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The week's increase was in missiles, the smallest of the three counts

Drones are up about 12% and missiles about 52%; the bomb count is roughly flat. Both weeks are Zelensky's own tallies, and POLI did not find an independent weekly count in the cited sources.

The week's increase was in missiles, the smallest of the three countsGrouped bars comparing two consecutive weeks of reported Russian attacks on Ukraine: 1,900 attack drones against 1,700 a week earlier, 1,600 guided aerial bombs against 1,630, and 144 missiles against 95.
Latest weekWeek earlier
The numbers
The week's increase was in missiles, the smallest of the three counts
Weapons launched, as reportedLatest weekWeek earlierNote
Attack drones1,9001,700reported as roughly 1,900; reported as nearly 1,700
Guided aerial bombs1,6001,630reported as nearly 1,600; reported as more than 1,630
Missiles14495
Source: Volodymyr Zelensky's weekly tallies, via Kyiv PostPOLI

RELATEDZelensky's prior-week tally

Zelensky reported nearly 1,700 Russian drones, more than 1,630 guided bombs and 95 missiles during the preceding week.