Ever wonder how effective Ukraine’s aid really is?
One homemade drone just wiped out more Russian shells than the US and EU produce together in a year.

On 22 April, Ukraine’s $1 million Palianytsia drone flew 700 km (435 miles) to torch Russia’s 51st Arsenal — igniting 264,000 tons of ammunition in a blast NASA satellites caught from space. Even 70 km from Moscow, Russia’s air defenses failed to stop it.

This wasn’t just a strike — it shattered Russia’s entire summer offensive.
With previous arsenal hits already halving Russia’s firepower, blowing up their biggest stockpile now forces Moscow into a brutal choice: delay assaults or attack without artillery cover — either way, a disaster in the making.

And beyond battlefield headlines? The real victory is human.
Artillery causes 70% of Ukraine’s casualties. At roughly one casualty per 100 shells, destroying 6 million could spare 60,000 lives — soldiers and civilians alike.

by Available_to_History

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  4. Ukrainian lives saved is the most important factor in this equation.

  5. >destroying 6 million could spare 60,000 lives — soldiers and civilians alike

    this is the bloody math I like to see for a change

  6. Love reading posts like this, puts a little spring in my step 😁

  8. The cost sounds more logically like the $50,000-100,000 estimation. I don’t believe Ukraine would be prioritizing a drone/cruise missile like that. They declared it costed less than $1,000,000 which was meant to compare the cost to western systems which are inherently expensive.

  12. From satellite photos it doesn’t look like it’s completely destroyed. They should insist on hitting it again

  13. I am hoping some of these drones can get to Moscow for the May day parade. That would be humiliating for Putin.

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