Russian ‘suicide drone’ launches quadruple this year

In November 2025, Sky News published an article about the increase of Russian one-way-attack UAV launches against Ukraine in 2025. The article cited sources reporting that the number of ‘kamikaze drone’ launches, particularly of the Shahed-series, was far higher than the year prior.

As part of the article, Sky News described the history of Russia’s use of the Shahed and its basic functionality. The OSMP’s 3D model and data on the Shahed-131 one-way attack munition was referenced as the source of Sky News’ own diagram presented in the article.