Comment on Ukraine gives the US a sweet deal with one dead Russian soldier for every $20,000 spent on drones, unit commander says

Ukraine gives the US a sweet deal with one dead Russian soldier for every $20,000 spent on drones, unit commander says

Ukraine says it can produce 4 million drones yearly, as unmanned loitering munitions continually grow central to the war.Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu via Getty Images)A Ukrainian drone commander says his unit can use $100 million to carry out 5,000 lethal strikes, per The Atlantic.That's about $20,000 spent per kill on Russian forces over a year, per the commander's figures.It's his argument for how the West can financially benefit from supporting Ukraine.A drone unit commander in Ukraine hopes to persuade the US to keep sending aid to Kyiv by showing how cost-effective supporting the war effort can be for the West, The Atlantic reported.In an article published on Monday, the magazine's Karl Marlantes and Elliot Ackerman wrote that a drone commander of the 92nd Assault Brigade showed them presentation slides about the cost of loitering munitions used by his squad.The big takeaway was that, on average, for each $20,000 spent on his unit, Ukraine could score one kill on Russian forces.Here's how the math works out.

 

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