20% to 70%: Ukraine’s National Guard rewired its drone war around cables
Fiber-optic drones trail a cable with no signal to jam—and now account for 70% of the drones the National Guard uses, up from about a fifth.
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Russia is massing for Dobropillia again using quad bikes and motorcycles, Ukraine’s National Guard says
Defenders of Ukraine's Pokrovsk sector report the enemy clearing mines and flying drones to move small storming groups toward the town north of the ruins of Pokrovsk.
Ukraine ranks its drone units on how deep they see. The 413th has been at top for three months
The Unmanned Systems Forces unit held first place in March and April 2026, and second in May, in Ukraine's Delta battlefield-awareness system rankings.
Russian Uragan MLRS can wipe out city block in 8.8 seconds. Ukraine just destroyed one of its loaders 40 km behind front
Russia learned in 2023 that keeping heavy equipment near the front line was a death sentence. So it moved everything 30–40 kilometers back. Ukraine's drones followed.
One note forced failed Russian businessman to choose survival over duty on Toretsk front
A former crypto entrepreneur, thrown into combat, obeyed a drone’s message and escaped the fate of his comrade.
By 2026, skies over Ukraine could be swarming with thousands of Russian drones—tracking and killing civilians in real time, warns expert
Maria Berlinska warns that Russia is building a future where AI-powered killer drones stalk Ukrainian cities day and night,
Expert: Ukraine only in first episode of war of drones
Ukraine must innovate its drones against drones tactics to stay ahead in the rapidly changing war.
Ukraine to receive Swedish ASC 890 radar aircraft after F-16 compatibility modifications
Sweden pledged two ASC 890s last May, the delivery remains on undisclosed schedule, while Ukrainian pilots receive training.
Chasiv Yar’s survival rests on daring night drone team
Each night, a team of drone pilots elopes bombs and FPV attacks to make coveted shots of Russian troop movements in occupied Bakhmut -- hoping that their thermal covers and jammers will not let them down
Defense Ministry: Women increasingly enlisting in Ukrainian forces
Oleksiy Bezhevets disclosed that women make up 17-20% of all inquiries at recruitment centers, showcasing the expanding participation of women in Ukraine's defense efforts.
Tragic toll: Kharkiv’s losses revealed as hypermarket victims identified
Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko declared the conclusion of search operations at the Kharkiv hypermarket deliberately attacked by Russian aerial bombs.
Ukraine Air Force: Russia deploys “record number” of reconnaissance drones along frontline
The increased number of reconnaissance drones might be linked to Russia's attempts to gather more information to plan offensive actions.
British intel: Russia will likely bring the Soviet-era M-55 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft back into service
The aircraft will help Russia establish timely and accurate prosecution of targets by air, sea, and ground forces.
Ukraine downs five Russian reconnaissance drones
Ukrainian air defense units destroyed three Russian Merlin-VR and two Orlan-10 drones in the southern Kherson and Mykolayiv oblasts.
Aerial scout, Halyna Klempouz: There is no such thing as the impossible!
How did you become a volunteer? It all began during the Revolution of Dignity. I wasn’t there on…