Explainer-Why drones pose a different challenge for Ukraine than missiles

Parts of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), what Ukrainian authorities consider to be an Iranian made suicide drone Shahed-136, are seen found after Russian strike on fuel storage facilities, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine October 6, 2022. REUTERS/Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy

LONDON (Reuters) - Since President Vladimir Putin shifted tactics last week to mount air strikes on infrastructure targets across Ukraine, Moscow has ramped up its use of two main weapons: long-range cruise missiles and so-called "suicide drones".

Both are types of aircraft that fly to a target and explode when they get there, but they pose different threats.