 Ukraine is gearing up for a massive drone bombing campaign against Russia this winter. Kiev is gearing up for a massive drone bombing campaign against Russia this winter, as the fighting on the ground is expected to enter a lull due to harsh weather conditions a Ukrainian general in charge of UAV operations has said. Kiev has repeatedly used drone strikes reaching as far as Moscow. In an interview with the independent Sergei Baranov, who heads the General Staff's main directorate of combat strike systems teased a new aerial bombardment of Russia's Crimea peninsula, which hosts the key base of the Black Sea Fleet and the country's border areas. We extend to capitalize on the experience we have gained over the previous years and use drones to inflict a devastating effect on the Russians when the fighting will be much more static, he said. The general also explained that Kiev places special focus on targeting Crimea, which he described as a key logistical hub to prevent Moscow from portraying it as its own territory. We are aggressively fighting against this, Baranov stressed. Baranov noted, however, that Kiev should expect numerous counterattacks from Russia, which he said has amassed considerable military resources. In recent months, Ukrainian forces have ramped up drone attacks on Russian territory, particularly on the bordering Belgorod and Kursk regions as well as Crimea, which became the target of particularly massive raids involving dozens of UAVs. The Russian Defense Ministry said that in one such attack, which took place last month, Moscow's forces destroyed a total of 36 drones off the peninsula's coast.