Inside Ukraine’s Drone Attacks on Russia

<p>As Ukraine’s counteroffensive grinds on, it’s increasingly turning to a secret drone program that is hitting targets deep inside Russian territory. At least three different Ukrainian-made drones have been used in attacks inside Russia, including on Moscow, according to an analysis by The New York Times.</p><p>Christiaan Triebert, a journalist on The Times’s Visual Investigations team, explains the origins of that program. We also speak to Serhiy Prytula, a former Ukrainian television host who is now a key force behind it.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/christiaan-triebert">Christiaan Triebert</a>, a journalist on The New York Times’s Visual Investigations team.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Officials in Ukraine rarely discuss attacks on targets inside Russia, including Moscow.<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/world/europe/ukraine-drone-strikes-russia.html"> </a>But video evidence <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/world/europe/ukraine-drone-strikes-russia.html">shows an increasing effort</a> to launch long-range strikes inside the country<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/world/europe/ukraine-drone-strikes-russia.html">.</a></li><li>Moscow said <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/08/04/world/russia-ukraine-news#video-evidence-shows-ukraines-increasing-effort-to-launch-long-range-strikes-on-russia">Ukraine used drones to strike</a> Novorossiysk, a Black Sea naval and shipping hub, and a port in occupied Crimea.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>