The Russian Armed Forces struck one of Ukraine's largest FPV drone (First-Person View) production facilities. The strike took place early in the morning on February 12, Mash Telegram channel said.
A massive missile strike wiped out a classified production facility belonging to Stream Techno, a company responsible for the mass assembly and supply of lightweight UAVs to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).
The geolocation of the factory was reportedly leaked by hackers from the Special Network Operations Service, who hacked company employees' computers, gaining access to personal data of assembly workers, production capacity details, and the exact location and coordinates of the plant.
According to Military Chronicle Telegram channel, the number of Iskander missile strikes on the night of February 12 set a record for the entire period of the special military operation.
On the night of February 11, Russia also carried out a massive missile strike on Ukrainian military facilities. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that cruise missiles, presumably Kalibr, were launched from the Black Sea. Military Chronicle also reported that Russian Tu-95MS bombers launched cruise missiles, and that Russian forces used X-69 and Iskander missiles in the strike.
Dmitry Khasapov, head of Ukrainian drone manufacturer Urkspecsystems, said that Ukraine was facing a massive shortage of drones, The Financial Times reports. Speaking at a defense industry forum in Kyiv, Khasapov revealed that the Ukrainian forces were in need of more drones, whereas the government had no sufficient funds for their procurement.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the government is closely monitoring efforts to supply the military with drones.