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Contra-Drone Sense 4 drone video channel detectors on display at the

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Mini air defense against FPVs and the “Peace Duck” AI interceptor: Ukraine unveils 20-system counter-drone arsenal

Ukrainian defense company Contra Drone showcased an integrated architecture combining radar, electronic warfare, autonomous interceptors, and strike drones to counter Russia's expanding UAV threat.

byBenjamin Murdoch

Aftermath of a Russian mass attack on Kyiv on 2 July, 2026. Photo: Ukraine's Emergency Service

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Ukraine urges partners to urgently release Patriot missiles after one of war’s largest air attacks

President Zelenskyy said delays in delivering promised Patriot missiles prevented Ukraine from intercepting all of Russia's latest attack, adding that faster support could have saved lives and homes.

byBenjamin Murdoch

A Patriot air-defense system launches an interceptor, with an inset portrait of defense scholar Marc DeVore — illustrating Ukraine's interceptor shortage.

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Defense expert: Ukraine’s interceptor shortage has no quick fix

Only a handful of countries can build ballistic-missile interceptors, and all are short. Defense expert Marc DeVore explains why money can't fix Ukraine's interceptor shortage fast — and where the real leverage lies.

byDaniel Thomas

Russian S-300 air defense system before strike. Screenshot from video: General Staff

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Russia built its air defense in layers. A Ukrainian commander says the drones are peeling them off one by one

The layers were the whole point—each system covering the next. Now the sky over the occupied south opens for Ukrainian jets

byAlya Shandra

zelenskyy ukraine's ongoing crimea operation carefully calculated · post ukrainian president volodymyr during sky news interview london 7 2026 zele skynews strike campaign against occupied right help western partners let

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Zelenskyy: Ukraine’s ongoing Crimea operation is “carefully calculated”

The President linked it to a single condition: getting from G7 partners what Kyiv quietly asked for.

byYuri Zoria

ukraine's drone forces count air defense kills fortnight — 12 first two weeks alone · post ukrainian fp-2 locks onto russian pantsir-s1 system near zuhres occupied donetsk oblast 10 2026

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Ukrainian commander: Russia can’t buy the air defense to hold Crimea. The microchips don’t exist.

The bottleneck over Crimea isn't money, a drone-hunting commander says. It's chips.

byAlya Shandra

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Russia’s strike drones now fly with escorts – as Ukraine’s interceptors tear through stocks

Ukraine’s interceptor effectiveness is forcing Russian strike UAVs into escorted formations during missions, while pushing reconnaissance operations toward cheaper, lower-end drone systems.

byBenjamin Murdoch

Left to right: Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, UK Defense Minister Dan Jarvis, at the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (Ramstein format) in Brussels, 18 June 2026. Photo: UK Ministry of Defense on X

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UK to fund 150,000 Ukrainian-made drones and 350 air defense missiles in £752 million package funded by Russian assets

London says the aid will strengthen Ukraine’s defenses against Russian missile and drone attacks.

byBenjamin Murdoch

Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov and German Federal Defense Minister Boris Pistorius signing agreements on the development of anti-ballistic capabilities and the joint production of UGVs, in Brussels, 18 June 2026. Photo: Ukrainian President's Office

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Ukraine, Germany to jointly develop anti-ballistic air defense system amid increased attacks

Deal expands Ukraine–Germany defense cooperation, opening path for joint air defense development and production of ground-based “TerMIT” robotic systems for Ukraine’s forces amid ongoing Russian strikes.

byBenjamin Murdoch

The image shows Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov during a meeting. Credit: Fedorov via Telegram

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“It is we who must thank you,” Dutch defense minister told Ukraine when announcing $590 million in aid for Kyiv

Dutch Defense Minister Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius met with Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.

byOlena Mukhina

A Ukrainian mobile fire team with a mounted machine gun patrols a rural area to hunt incoming Shahed drones.

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Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2026

Ukraine’s drones now have Russian convoys riding out with four gun trucks and a prayer

Until last month the trucks rolled out unarmed—now 71% of them have vanished from the M-14 entirely.

byDavid Axe

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Military tech

Newly-announced Litavr interceptor is a model microcosm of Ukraine’s drone innovation programs

Each feature is an example of where Ukraine's interceptor industry is headed.

byIgor Kossov

russian missiles kill three wound six chuhuiv drones injure 15 kharkiv including one-year-old · post fire burns amid rubble destroyed building after strike oblast 9 2026 fdd39292-265f-4a90-a09d-e1288a16f6ae ukraine news ukrainian

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Russian missiles kill three and wound six in Chuhuiv as drones injure 15 in Kharkiv, including a one-year-old

Beyond Kharkiv Oblast, Russian attacks killed civilians in Kherson, Sumy, and Donetsk oblasts and wounded dozens more over 8–9 June. Local authorities report at least 8 civilian deaths and 61 injuries.

byYuri Zoria

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Freezing the war along today’s lines is “the quickest way” to peace, Ukraine’s leader told Sky News

Zelenskyy insisted it is no concession, but a way to save children and bring soldiers home, paired with monitoring missions and allied guarantees.

byYuri Zoria

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Military tech

Russia more than doubles production of converted SAMs to make ballistic missile strikes even harder to defend

Missiles add few qualitative improvements but do add mass to Russia's terror attacks

byIgor Kossov

russia destroyed section 9-storey kyiv apartment block overnight killing two wounding 32 one war's largest combined attacks · post 9-story residential building kyiv's darnytskyi district after russia's strike side 14

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Can Russian missiles really decimate Kyiv?

Missiles remain a deadly threat but are bottlenecked by production and launch platform availability

byIgor Kossov

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Germany delivers IRIS-T to Ukraine — high-tech system that engages cruise missiles, as Russia continues to strike residential buildings

Zelenskyy's weekly tally: 2,300+ drones, 1,560 KABs, 108 missiles, mostly hitting residential buildings and energy.

byOlena Mukhina

russia bolting jammers onto its shahed drones survive ukraine's cheap interceptors · post russian attack drone caught ukrainian interceptor's thermal camera night 47th mechanized brigade ministry defense ukraine official confirmed

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Russia is bolting jammers onto its Shahed drones to survive Ukraine’s cheap interceptors

Defense official confirmed the modified drones turned up in recent attacks, then declined to treat the upgrade as anything Moscow should boast about.

byYuri Zoria

A Swedish JAS-39 Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine

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Ukraine will receive “long arm” against Russian aircraft battering front positions with glide bombs

Ukraine's first Gripens will come with Meteor missiles to push back Russian glide-bomb aircraft.

byOlena Mukhina

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson during a meeting on 28 May 2026. Source: The Ukrainian Presidential Office

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Zelenskyy and Sweden’s Kristersson sign joint defense declaration at Uppsala air base, including work within Drone Deal

Also, Stockholm unveiled its largest aid package for Kyiv, worth $2.7 billion.

byOlena Mukhina

air defense

Mini air defense against FPVs and the “Peace Duck” AI interceptor: Ukraine unveils 20-system counter-drone arsenal

Ukraine urges partners to urgently release Patriot missiles after one of war’s largest air attacks

Defense expert: Ukraine’s interceptor shortage has no quick fix

Russia built its air defense in layers. A Ukrainian commander says the drones are peeling them off one by one

Zelenskyy: Ukraine’s ongoing Crimea operation is “carefully calculated”

Ukrainian commander: Russia can’t buy the air defense to hold Crimea. The microchips don’t exist.

Russia’s strike drones now fly with escorts – as Ukraine’s interceptors tear through stocks

UK to fund 150,000 Ukrainian-made drones and 350 air defense missiles in £752 million package funded by Russian assets

Ukraine, Germany to jointly develop anti-ballistic air defense system amid increased attacks

“It is we who must thank you,” Dutch defense minister told Ukraine when announcing $590 million in aid for Kyiv

Ukraine’s drones now have Russian convoys riding out with four gun trucks and a prayer

Newly-announced Litavr interceptor is a model microcosm of Ukraine’s drone innovation programs

Russian missiles kill three and wound six in Chuhuiv as drones injure 15 in Kharkiv, including a one-year-old

Freezing the war along today’s lines is “the quickest way” to peace, Ukraine’s leader told Sky News

Russia more than doubles production of converted SAMs to make ballistic missile strikes even harder to defend

Can Russian missiles really decimate Kyiv?

Germany delivers IRIS-T to Ukraine — high-tech system that engages cruise missiles, as Russia continues to strike residential buildings

Russia is bolting jammers onto its Shahed drones to survive Ukraine’s cheap interceptors

Ukraine will receive “long arm” against Russian aircraft battering front positions with glide bombs

Zelenskyy and Sweden’s Kristersson sign joint defense declaration at Uppsala air base, including work within Drone Deal

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