 Russia starts launching drones from Bryansk Oblast to pose bigger threat for Kiev. The Russian military started launching the Shahed Kamikaze drones from Bryansk Oblast in Russia in order to pose a bigger threat to Kiev. About it announced British intelligence. On the 27th of February, the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine confirmed shooting down 11 Shahed drones out of 14 launched at night. Serhi Popko, head of the Kiev City Military Administration, stated that nine out of them were shot down near the airspace of the city of Kiev and three more in the north of Ukraine. Due to the vector of the attack, these Shahed UAVs were highly likely launched from Bryansk Oblast Russia. Previously, the only observed launch site since mid-December 2022 was from the Krasnodar cry across the Sea of Azov, he said. Prior to this 26th of February 2023 attack, there have not been any reports of UAVs being used in Ukraine since around the 15th of February 2023. This decrease in UAV attack tempo likely indicates that Russia has run down its current stock. It will likely seek to resupply. A second launch site would give the Russians a different axis of attack closer to Kiev. This is likely to decrease time in the air over Ukraine and an attempt to further stretch Ukrainian air defences. The British Defence Ministry reported.