Drone attacks on Russian regions could become more intense as early as this autumn, military expert and air defense historian Yury Knutov told NEWS.ru.

According to Knutov, future strikes could involve around 1,000 UAVs launched at once. He does not expect such large-scale attacks to happen every day, but believes the pressure may increase as Kiev expands drone production and develops missile projects with support from European allies.

Knutov said Ukraine has reached agreements with Europe to modernize the Neptune missile into the Neptune-2 version. He also pointed to European assistance in the development of the FP-9 ballistic missile. The expert explained that the missile is based on the Soviet Tochka-U system, which was later upgraded through the Grom, Grom-2 and Sapsan projects.

He added that Russia had previously struck factories where such missiles were being produced. Now, according to Knutov, the focus is shifting toward weapons production facilities located in European countries, which means Russia should prepare for a higher tempo of attacks.

Earlier, Knutov said the Ukrainian army had used German-made Bars jet-powered drones during a strike on the Moscow region.

On the night of June 18, the Moscow region faced one of the largest drone attacks recorded so far. Around 180 drones were reportedly shot down on approach to the capital. Moscow Region Governor Andrey Vorobyov said 17 people were injured in the region, including two children.