Budanov: Russian Drone Campaign to Persist Through Duma Elections

Ukrainian military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov assesses that Russia will sustain mass drone strikes on Ukraine at least until the September State Duma elections, using terror to project a 'picture of victory' domestically. This is an assessment, not a confirmed operational fact, but it signals an expected continuation of the current pattern. The strikes serve a political purpose, indicating that Moscow prioritizes domestic narrative over battlefield gains.