BS EDIT: Ukraine’s drone strike on Russian assets offers key lessons

By Business StandardPublished On Jun 3, 2025

Ukraine’s deep strike inside Russia

Ukrainian forces attacked Russia’s strategic bombers, causing $7 billion in damage and disrupting an ageing nuclear deterrent

Drones hidden in commercial shipments

Drones were disguised in building materials on trucks near Russian bases and remotely guided to targets

Weaponising logistics for asymmetric warfare

Similar tactics were used in the 2022 Kerch Bridge attack, showing modern logistics’ role in military strikes

New risks from drones and global trade

Global supply chains increase threats to critical infrastructure, especially in India’s strategic sectors

Low cost, high impact tactics

Ukraine planned this operation for 18 months with few personnel. Non-state actors could adopt similar drone strikes

India must strengthen infrastructure security

India should urgently reassess protections against emerging asymmetric drone threats from proxy actors