# Ukrainian pilots ‘forced to take risks’ as Russian jet-powered drones strain missile supplies

https://mins.news/en/item/53087

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-09-10 13:16 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-pilots-forced-to-take-risks-as-russian-jet-powered-drones-strain-missile-supplies/

> Ukrainian Air Force communications chief Yurii Ihnat said Russia has sharply increased its launches of faster, jet-powered attack drones, leaving Ukraine short of air-to-air missiles. Pilots are therefore taking greater risks and using aircraft cannons, while attacks on Kyiv have become near-constant. A Sept. 10 strike injured four people and damaged a gas station.

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