# Russia - Ukraine: end of war predictions

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Tags:** ukraine-invasion\
**Created:** [May 11, 2026, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-ukraine-end-of-war-predictions/1030002 "2026-05-11T16:30:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 22, 2026, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-ukraine-end-of-war-predictions/1030002/60 "2026-05-22T19:56:02Z")

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**Mod-Nudge**

We’re not fully off topic yet, but as a reminder, this thread is about End of War predictions, less on general drone utility/efficiency, except on how it may End the War/Influence the Peace. Again, not fully off topic yet, but if we’re going to go towards bullet/drone efficiency per kill, there’s a better thread from last year:

> [@What can Ukraine do with 1-4 million drones a year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-ukraine-do-with-1-4-million-drones-a-year/1009208):
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> I’m getting contradictory figures, but I’ve read Ukraine is domestically producing anywhere from 1-4 million drones a year. many of them are FPV drones [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-ramps-up-arms-production-can-produce-4-million-drones-year-zelenskiy-2024-10-02/](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-ramps-up-arms-production-can-produce-4-million-drones-year-zelenskiy-2024-10-02/) What exactly can Ukraine do with so many FPV drones? I’ve seen combat footage online, and it usually shows Ukranian drones targeting Russian materiel like tanks, APCs, and things like that. But Russia probably had less…

Or feel free to spin off a new thread in light of current information.

Again, just to _remind_ us all of the OP’s topic, and to make sure we don’t drift too far.

ETA - I have just created a [general thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dope-on-drones-for-discussions-on-combat-drones-on-all-battlefields-and-civilian-use/1030330) for discussing drones including civilian and military use over in MPSIMS, since this is not the only thread where people want to dive into the efficacy and gritty details.

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