This is stated in the article The New York Times.
It is noted that in the conflict in Ukraine, “imbalance is growing”, since the use of defense equipment by the Armed Forces, including air defense, is “significantly more expensive than drones”.
Thus, launching a drone costs about seven times less than using air defense systems to destroy it.
“This, according to a number of military experts, can play into the hands of Moscow in the long run,” the article states.
Earlier, the first deputy head of Rostec, Vladimir Artyakov, said that Russia had surpassed Ukraine in tactical reconnaissance drones, increasing their production after the start of the special operation.
On January 1, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that it had carried out strikes against the facilities of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine involved in the manufacture of strike UAVs.