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More Spider web operations for Zelensky, UK to deliver 100,000 drones to Ukraine

Jyotirmay Kaushal by Jyotirmay Kaushal
June 5, 2025
in Geopolitics
More Spider web operations for Zelensky, UK to deliver 100,000 drones to Ukraine
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In a major boost to Ukraine’s battlefield capabilities, the United Kingdom has pledged to deliver 100,000 drones to Kyiv, a tenfold increase over its previous commitment. The move, announced by UK Defence Secretary John Healey at a Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting in Brussels, is part of a broader militarization campaign by London in response to growing chances of a confrontation with Russia.

The pledge is embedded within a larger £350 million aid package and reflects a strategic pivot towards drone-centric warfare, based on lessons learned from Ukraine’s effective use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the war with Russia.

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Expanding Ukraine’s “Spider Web” Drone Strategy

This influx of drones will significantly enhance Ukraine’s ability to conduct asymmetric attacks, particularly through what military analysts have dubbed the “spider web” strategy—the saturation of contested airspace with swarms of low-cost, hard-to-detect drones that overwhelm Russian air defenses and strike critical infrastructure.

These drones—ranging from first-person view (FPV) kamikaze drones, ISR (intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance) platforms, and long-range strike UAVs—enable Ukraine to:

Target Russian ammunition depots, command centers, and fuel lines behind the front lines.

Harass and degrade Russian supply chains with sustained, unpredictable attacks.

Extend the battlefield deep into occupied territories, including Crimea and potentially even across the Russian border.

The drone deliveries also complement Ukraine’s growing reliance on domestically produced and NATO-supplied UAVs, creating a more resilient and decentralized strike network.

London’s escalation is not purely about supporting Ukraine—it is also driven by the UK’s new defense doctrine, which sees Russia as an existential threat requiring enhanced readiness. The £2 billion UK drone program, paired with an expanded military budget and recruitment goals, signals a Cold War-style rearmament posture aimed at deterring Russia from escalating hostilities in Europe.

UK officials have also stressed that the drone initiative helps build Europe’s long-term defense capacity, ensuring that NATO partners can better respond to hybrid threats—including cyberattacks, disinformation, and drone swarms—on European soil.

Russia’s Response

Moscow has condemned the UK’s pledge as a “provocative escalation”, warning that such actions risk dragging NATO directly into the conflict. Russian state media has framed the drone deliveries as evidence that the West is seeking to prolong the war and destabilize Russia’s western frontier.

In practical terms, Russia is likely to respond with:

Increased electronic warfare (EW) efforts to jam or hijack drone communications, an accelerated deployment of anti-drone laser systems, and mobile air defense units.

Russia will also be looking to commence expanded deep-strike campaigns targeting Ukrainian drone production facilities and logistics hubs.

With these moves UK is now making itself a major target for Moscow, leading to political and cyber retaliation against the UK and other NATO drone suppliers.

Also read: Putin is planning a big attack against Ukraine to avenge operation ‘Spider web’, Trump says.

Russian analysts have also suggested that Moscow could reconsider its current doctrine on pre-emptive strikes if drone attacks penetrate further into Russian territory.

The UK’s drone surge represents a new phase of the war, where mass, precision, and automation may redefine battlefield outcomes. It raises a fundamental question: Will overwhelming Ukraine with drones tilt the war in its favor, or will it trigger a dangerous Russian counter-escalation?

As drones become the symbol of modern proxy warfare, the skies over Ukraine—and perhaps beyond—are set to become the front line of a broader geopolitical contest between NATO and Russia.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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