- Ukraine said it had used a new long-range rocket-drone hybrid for the first time.
- The “Palianytsia” is designed to target Russian aircraft stationed at air bases inside Russia.
- A video shared by Zelenskyy suggested it may be able to hit targets 400 miles inside Russia.
Footage of an early prototype showed a jet engine in an overall pretty compact design. It’s basically miniature cruise missile and called a drone possibly because of a smaller payload.
It may also be called a “rocket drone” to downplay the escalation in the eyes of Russia. “This is just another drone, just as the drones we’ve already used to hit into Moscow, so no escalation.”