 Turkish-made drones disappeared from Ukrainian skies. Turkish Bayraktar UAVs were touted as wonder weapons with officials in Kiev claiming they would give them an edge against Russia, but a year later a few remaining units are used far from the battlefield and for reconnaissance rather than attack missions, a Pentagon-linked think tank analyst told Business Insider. Ukraine purchased dozens of Bayraktar TB2 strike drones and used them to strike Donbas even before the conflict with Russia began last February. Kiev also claims to have received an unspecified number of additional drones during the past year despite Turkey's official neutrality in the first months of the conflict. Kiev routinely claimed successful strikes using TB2s but by July the Bayraktars became almost useless and Kiev reserved them for rare special operations. Ukrainian pilots told foreign policy at the time. As of now, the Ukrainian fleet of once-priced drones have almost entirely been shot down. Business Insider wrote, citing an expert in unmanned and robotic military systems at the Center for Naval Analysis, Samuel Bendett, as a relatively slow and low-flying UAV. It can become a target for a range of air defense systems that are well-organized, Bendett said, adding that once the Russian military got its act together, it was able to down many TB2s.