“The Air Force has started performing better”: Zelenskyy says restructured air defenses are delivering results
Over 30 missiles intercepted in latest wave, most targeting energy sector.
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Russia’s Pantsir was guarding S-400 SAM system from drones in Crimea — Ukrainian drones destroyed them both in one night
Ukrainian SOF's Middle Strike unit knocked out the S-400's launcher, its 92N6E radar station, and auxiliary components using drones. The unit's rones also destroyed the Pantsir-S1 that covered the site from drone attack.
80% of Ukraine has no defense against Russian ballistic missiles, Zelenskyy says
Each system costs up to $2 billion, with interceptor missiles at $3 million apiece.
Ukraine hits Russian Bastion missile brigade in Crimea — system used in attack that killed civilian and put children in intensive care
Ukraine targets Bastion systems that fired Tsirkon reaching Kyiv in six minutes.
“We simply don’t have any left”: Germany has run out of air defense missiles for Ukraine, foreign minister says
Wadephul calls on European partners to step up as newly produced missiles go straight to front lines.
US, Dutch veterans reportedly join international F-16 squadron defending Kyiv, Ukrainian air force denies this
Foreign pilots are pros at using high-tech sensors used to detect and target Russian missiles
Franco-Italian next-generation SAMP/T system can help Ukraine counter Russia’s record number of ballistics. But production is too slow
Expert: Russia is "testing global air defense under combat conditions," seeking "gaps" with Zircons and ballistics.
$38bn, 35 Patriot missiles, long-range drones: What Ukraine got at Ramstein
Fedorov says most funding targets air defense and unmanned systems.
Ukraine creates new military branch to shield critical infrastructure from Russian air strikes
Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi outlines structural overhaul amid 100-200 daily Shahed attacks.
Ukraine is rewriting the world’s only playbook for stopping 800 drones a night
Focus likely to be on mobile fire groups, interceptors, and training
“There are no good hands anymore”: Training gaps erode Ukraine’s air defenses
Lack of training time prevents mobilized personnel from mastering air defense systems
Russia can launch up to 30 ballistic missiles against Ukraine in single salvo. Here’s why that changes everything for 2026
91 ballistic missiles in January was the record.
Zelenskyy shakes up Air Force units after Russian drones punch through defenses
Defense Minister Fedorov tasked with overseeing counter-drone improvements.
Trilateral talks with Ukraine’s ex-intelligence chief resumed in Abu Dhabi, as Kyiv warns Russia just uses them for missile stockpiling
One year of negotiations has produced no results except increased civilian deaths.
How Starlink made Russia’s drones deadlier—and harder to jam
Improved reliability and resistance to jamming make Starlink-equipped drones deadlier and a priority for Kyiv to shut down
Not another Minsk, not another Budapest: NATO chief promises Ukraine different kind of security guarantees
The Budapest Memorandum from the 1990s promised Ukraine security in exchange for giving up nuclear weapons; the Minsk accords promised ceasefires with Russia in 2014 and 2015—both failed spectacularly.
What will be Ukraine’s three key priorities at next Ramstein meeting in Brussels?
They could determine how cities survive the winter.
171 drones, 1 ballistic missile, 4 injured: Russia’s overnight assault leaves Cherkasy counting damage
The 14 drones that slipped through air defense, along with a ballistic missile from Crimea, struck eight locations in the oblast, igniting fires visible across the regional capital.
Sweden prepares “one of its largest” aid packages for Ukraine with air defense, deep-strike drones
Saab systems and expanded support for Ukraine's defense industry included.
Commissioner: Macron-Merkel 2017 idea may get another chance in 2026, as Europe needs to become defense giant
The Commissioner revives Security Council proposal.