Russia plotting to use "terrifying" and deadly new weapon on Ukraine

Officials say the decoys make it more likely that devastating weapons could get through Ukrainian defences. Picture: AP

Russian engineers are manufacturing hundreds of decoy drones meant to overwhelm Ukrainian defences as cover for a horrific new weapon, an investigation has found.

A factory at Russia’s Alabuga Special Economic Zone recently started churning out thermobaric drones alongside the decoys, Associated Press reporters revealed.