The Russian military began launching Shahed kamikaze drones from the Bryansk region of the Russian Federation to further threaten Kyiv.
This is stated in the daily intelligence summary of Great Britain.
On February 27, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine confirmed that it had shot down 11 Shahed drones out of 14 launched overnight. Serhiy Popko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, said that nine of them were shot down near Kyiv's airspace. Three more were shot down in Chernihiv region in the north of Ukraine.
"Given the attack vector, these Shahed UAVs were most likely launched from Bryansk Oblast, Russia. Previously, as of mid-December 2022, the only observed launch location was from Krasnodar Krai, across the Sea of Azov," the report said.
Prior to this February 26 attack, there had been no reports of UAV use in Ukraine since approximately February 15. This reduction in the rate of UAV attacks probably indicates that Russia has exhausted its current stockpile: it is likely to seek replenishment.
"The second launch pad will give the Russians another axis of attack closer to Kyiv. This will probably reduce the time spent in the air over Ukraine and will be an attempt to further stretch Ukrainian air defenses," the British ministry said.