# Russia has nearly finished building a major new base for launching jet-powered drones in just six weeks. This is according to defence experts and a Reuters analysis of satellite imagery, in the latest expansion of its attack capability close to Ukraine. The construction coincides with a surge in the use of Russian jet-powered attack drones against Ukraine, which is struggling to intercept the faster weapons that can travel at speeds of up to 600 km per hour. Kyiv expects Russia to further escalate jet drone and missile attacks this winter.
Russia builds major new drone attack base