As Russia breaks air attack record, Ukraine’s interception rate climbs to 90%
Defense Ministry credits new air defense systems and further development of proven ones
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BREAKING: Russia attacks Ukrainian regions bordering Poland and Hungary with nearly 650 drones
One week after killing a father and daughter outside a maternity hospital, Russia is striking western Ukraine again — up to NATO's border.
Are Russian Shaheds mounting radar-hunting modules?
"Theoretically, it can autonomously guide the UAV to active radio sources, including radar.”
Russia putting decoy missiles on Shaheds to distract defenders from real ones
"We need to think about how we can distinguish Shaheds with fake missiles."
Kyiv’s experimental project turns businesses into Russian drone killers — Zala already taken out
Private units linked to Unified Air Force Command with the full integration into national defense.
Ukraine is developing STRILA-2 with solid-fuel rocket booster based on German Jäger tech
Germany funded 15,000 STRILAs. Now it is investing in STRILA-2 with a rocket booster, AI guidance.
NATO and Ukraine just launched their first joint defense tech competition. €10 million is the prize
The competition has been launched under the UNITE — Brave NATO program, bringing together companies from Ukraine and NATO member states
Russia sells its oil while arming the enemy Washington is bombing
Russian oil is moving. Iranian is not. The difference goes straight to Ukraine’s front line.
Ukraine’s Litavr just intercepted Shahed in way nobody had before and set world’s record
Litavr hit a Shahed from 60 km away.
Russia’s spring offensive is failing. It launches record drone attack to make sure nobody noticed
By morning, Trump said peace was near.
Largest strike of war—Russia unleashes 948 drones in 24 hours, as spring offensive begins
Shahed drones and ballistic missiles drain defenses for hours.
GUR: Russia is testing AI on its Lancet drones using Nvidia tech, working with Iran to upgrade Shaheds
“The technologies used today against Ukraine pose a potential threat to other regions of the world.”
Russian drones hit Ukrainian city 15 km from Poland. Next day, Belarus moved heavy equipment toward Poland’s border
Russian Shahed drones struck an energy facility in Novovolynsk.
Ukraine says it’s grateful for Russia’s last attack. Moscow dropped empty drones for state TV — but Kyiv will use them differently
Russia fired Lancets on Kyiv's Maidan for its propaganda.
Russia is building drone tsunami in 2026 — and $4 million per US-made Patriot missile isn’t option
Ukraine fights smart. Interceptor drones cost $3,000–$5,000 each.
Countries turn to Ukraine for help as Iran shows up their outdated air defenses
Ukraine gets window of opportunity to educate the world how to defend against the modern air war
Ukraine sent drone experts to protect US bases in Jordan overnight. Last month, Kyiv destroyed 87% of Iranian-designed drones on its soil
A Patriot missile costs $3 million. A Shahed costs $50,000. Ukraine intercepted 57,000 Shaheds because it couldn't afford the math the Middle East uses.
Iran crammed its drones onto one 250-meter ship. Ukraine could have told them how that ends.
Iran made a mistake when it built an World War II-sized drone carrier. Ukraine learned the hard way that drones work best when spread out on land.
What Ukraine’s fifth year of war will really look like
Here are the battles — technological, industrial, and institutional — that may decide the war in 2026