The U.S.-sanctioned suicide drones are cheap to make and have been shown capable of destroying Ukraine's valuable Western-donated military equipment, adding difficulties to Kyiv's slow and gruelling counteroffensive. Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport has seen a "serious increase in interest" abroad in so-called loitering munition made by Russia including the Lancet drones, the head of the firm Alexander Mikheyev told TASS on the sidelines of the Dubai Airshow. "The Lancet is also receiving a lot of attention in the foreign market, but it is not supplied abroad as the Russian Armed Forces' need for it is high" and there is no export permit documentation yet.
(Reuters) - Russia is not exporting its Lancet drones due to high domestic demand, TASS agency quoted a top Russian arms export official as saying on Wednesday, as the weapon emerges as one of the biggest dangers Ukrainian forces face.
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Officials said Russian forces had suffered heavy losses around the city. And with Ukraine engaged in a counteroffensive making only incremental gains in the east and south, its commander in chief spoke to the new U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of staff. Russia has focused on eastern Ukraine since failing to advance on Kyiv in the early days of the 20-month-old war and in mid-October launched a push to seize Avdiivka 20 km (12 miles) from the Russian-held city of Donetsk.