More than half of the drones launched at Ukraine from Russia in recent weeks have been fakes — knockoffs of horrifying thermobaric bombs that can collapse lungs, crush eyeballs and cause brain damage,

Russian factory manufacturing decoy drones meant to overwhelm Ukrainian defenses as they try to protect against a horrific new weapon, investigation finds.

Russia has started producing thermobaric drones for use in Ukraine. These drones are equipped with highly destructive warheads capable of causing severe damage to both civilians and infrastructure. An investigation by the Associated Press revealed that these drones are launched alongside decoy drones to overwhelm Ukrainian air defenses.