Russia’s 14th general killed since war began. His An-26 may have been shot down by Russia’s own air defense
He was the commander of the Northern Fleet's mixed aviation corps.
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March from hell: Ukraine hits 10 refineries, 12 air defense systems, 5 Russian factories, halting missile chip supply for 6 months (MAP)
Ukraine hit more strategic Russian targets in March than any previous month.
Sweden to send Tridon anti-air cannon to Ukraine to gain valuable experience for its drone defense
Sweden introducing mobile air defense doctrine focused on anti-drone capabilities
US is tripling Patriot heads production under Boeing deal. Ukraine needs missiles to stop Russian ballistics
Washington also reportedly told allies PAC-3 missiles may be diverted from Ukraine to Iran.
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
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.
Ukraine’s goal: produce every air defense component domestically – including anti-ballistic interceptors
Zelenskyy outlined a plan to manufacture all components of Ukraine's air defense domestically, from drone interceptors to anti-ballistic missiles – the layer where Ukraine remains dependent on Washington.
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."
Latvia sent €6.8 million to Ukraine’s Chernihiv and Sumy oblasts, bordering Russia
Chernihiv Oblast is the only region in Ukraine that borders both Russia and Belarus.
Ukraine signs ‘historic’ 10-year defense deals with Saudi Arabia, Qatar
Agreement signed amid Iran blasting Gulf countries' bases, energy assets
UK just gave Ukraine’s air defense £100 million superboost
It has brought total British air defense commitments over the past two months to £600 million.
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.
Ukraine’s interceptor drones set record. Last year, this number would have meant catastrophe
During the 24 March attack, Ukrainian forces destroyed more than 94% of 999 incoming drones.
Ukraine signs defense pact with Saudi Arabia after its experts spent week finding holes in region’s air defenses
Ukraine offers combat-tested expertise in countering Iranian-designed drones, developed over four years and 58,000 intercepted drone attacks.
Ukraine sent air defense experts to Saudi Arabia. They delivered results in a week
Ukraine has four years of real combat experience intercepting over 57,000 Iranian-designed drones.
“We do that all the time” – Trump says US routinely pulls weapons from Ukraine for other theaters
Ukraine has repeatedly warned that reductions in air defense deliveries would directly weaken its ability to hold against Russian strikes.
Russia’s ballistic missiles now change trajectory mid-flight. Europe needs 400% increase in air defense or face defeat
Russia reduced the effectiveness of Ukraine's Patriot interceptors and requiring more than one missile per intercept.
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
Drones crash in Estonia and Latvia overnight — stray Ukrainian or deliberate Russian, origin unclear
A drone struck the chimney of Estonia's Auvere power plant while another exploded in Latvia's Krāslava district, both entering from Russia; no injuries were reported, investigations are underway, and Estonia's government called an emergency meeting.