 Army of Drones Breaks Record for Defeating Russian Artillery The Army of Drones project attacked a record number of Russian artillery last week. Mikhail Fedorov, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Innovation, Development of Education, Science and Technology and Minister of Digital Transformation wrote this on Telegram. The Army of Drones hit a record number of Russian artillery for the last week. Now the Russians are down by 69 guns and 17 self-propelled artillery systems. More damaged artillery means fewer shells at our military positions and frontline cities, he added. It should be noted that Army of Drones is a Ukrainian government initiative, a fundraising campaign aiming to purchase drones for the defense forces of Ukraine. Fedorov says that in total, drone operators hit 220 units of Russian equipment, including 33 tanks, 41 trucks and a lot of other equipment. The advantages of drones can be fleeting, however. 19 months into the Russian invasion and as a gruelling counter-offensive grinds on, the Ukrainian government wants to spend more than $1 billion to upgrade its drone fighting capabilities. Whether used for reconnaissance, dropping bombs or self-exploding on impact, drones save money and soldiers' lives. They are also more precise than traditional artillery, which is in short supply and can deliver outsized impacts such as real-time mapping of the battlefield, destroying tanks and ships and bringing Russian advances to a halt.