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Ukraine's Sea Baby naval drones. (Photo: Security Service of Ukraine)

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Latest news Ukraine

Russia planned major naval counteroffensive against Ukraine in 2026. Drones were built, but they can’t be used

According to Defense Ministry advisor Serhii "Flash" Beskrestnov, that single decision collapsed Russia's entire unmanned naval campaign before it began.

byOlena Mukhina

Explosion from Ukrainian drone strike targeting a Russian FSB facility in occupied Donetsk, 22 April 2026. Screenshot from video: Robert

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Latest news Ukraine

Mobilization gap: Russia now losing more troops than it can replace, for fifth month running

Ukraine's Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov calls it the "mathematics of war", and it is turning decisively against Russia.

byOlena Mukhina

interceptor drones General Cherry (Chereshnia)

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Latest news Ukraine

One Ukrainian drone maker carried out 11,473 strikes in March, and took out 43% of Russia’s Molniya drones

General Chereshnia" UAVs carried out 11,473 strikes in the latest reporting period.

byOlena Mukhina

The aftermath of a drone attack on Russia's Yekaterinburg. Source: Astra

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Latest news Ukraine

“The Urals, Karl!”: Drones struck Russia’s Yekaterinburg for first time at record distance of 1,800 kilometers

The residential complex "Trinity" in the city center sustained damage, and six people were injured. No air-raid warning was issued. No alert reached residents.

byOlena Mukhina

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Latest news Ukraine

Ukraine’s prominent drone expert “Flash”: Russia’s cheap Molniya drones fly too low for radar

Molniya drones fly at low altitude and use materials that reduce radar visibility.

byOlena Mukhina

ukraine building bigger deep-strike drone machine — middle- operations both scaling up more units · post ukrainian soldier prepares fixed-wing long-range strike launch night ukraine's unmanned systems forces (sbs) world's

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Latest news Ukraine

Ukraine is building a bigger deep-strike drone machine — middle- and deep-strike operations both scaling up, more units from May

The drone forces say they already run more than 100,000 combat sorties a month. Now its commander is formally expanding the tiers that reach deepest into Russian territory.

byYuri Zoria

isw russia likely plans exploit european telecom loopholes shahed guidance — already does near poland romania belarus · post right tele2 sim cards recovered downed russian drones telegram/@serhii_flash left kharkiv

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ISW: Russia likely plans to exploit European telecom loopholes for Shahed guidance — as it already does near Poland, Romania, Belarus

Ukraine's MoD adviser said Russia orders SIM cards from T2, a Rostelecom subsidiary, for Shahed drones, which then switch to neighboring countries’ networks when Ukraine blocks them.

byYuri Zoria

title · post thermal drone footage rubikon logistics base manhush donetsk oblast under strike overnight 16-17 2026 mahish ukraine news ukrainian reports

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The most dangerous drone unit Russia has just lost its logistics base near Mariupol — Ukraine found it and burned it

Last night, Ukraine's SOF destroyed the base of Rubikon — Moscow's elite unit that operates virtually every Russian attack and reconnaissance drone type except Shaheds.

byYuri Zoria

storm treeline better just take apart vampire — drone battalion commander how war changed 2026 · post maksym call sign rumyn deputy company phobus unmanned systems 46th separate airmobile podilska

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“Storm a treeline? Better to just take it apart with a Vampire” — drone battalion commander on how war changed in 2026

Maksym, call sign "Rumyn," says the kill zone has grown from 3 km to "many times larger" — and explains what that means for infantry .

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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Latest news Ukraine

Ukraine’s drone forces count their air defense kills by the fortnight — 12 in the first two weeks of April alone

BS commander Robert Brovdi's video release shows the pace of Ukraine's systematic anti-air campaign: Tor-M1s in Mariupol and Luhansk, a Pantsir-S1 in Donetsk Oblast, rear bases, ammo depots — four units, 14 days, 12 systems.

byYuri Zoria

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Latest news Ukraine

Putin fortifies his family’s home. Seven new missile towers went up in single day

Seven new Pantsir went up at Putin’s residence in Valdai in a single day. The total is now 27. Ukraine hasn't struck there—yet.

byAlexander Moisseenko

isw russians weaponizing civilian harm intentional tool war pervasively employing human safari tactics · post city bus destroyed russian fpv drone strike central nikopol dnipropetrovsk oblast 7 2026 bf95c240-8250-4560-b5a5-f330db5c2f3f russia

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Latest news Ukraine

ISW: Russians “weaponizing civilian harm as an intentional tool of war” by pervasively employing human safari tactics

The assessment follows two FPV strikes on civilian buses in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on 7 April — part of a pattern that the UN has previously confirmed as crimes against humanity.

byYuri Zoria

kholodnyi yar commander drone war won contact line decided depth · post shamil krutkov ukraine's 93rd separate mechanized brigade командир 93-ї окремої механізованої бригади «холодний яр» шаміль крутков ukraine news

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Kholodnyi Yar commander: The drone war is won at the contact line, but it is decided in the depth

Shamil Krutkov says Ukraine's brigades must push drone operations deeper into Russian rear areas, and the key variables are the number and quality of available UAVs as well as enemy positioning.

byYuri Zoria

fishing nets used mediterranean millennia — now italy wants turn drone shields over ukrainian cities · post workers install anti-drone above road kharkiv's ring 2026 2daykhua sitka6 italy's senate has

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Fishing nets used in the Mediterranean for millennia — now Italy wants to turn them into drone shields over Ukrainian cities

Senator Scalfarotto introduced the bill after Ukraine demonstrated that mesh strong enough to haul fish can also stop a Shahed from reaching a hospital or a convoy.

byYuri Zoria

how fpv drones saved two ukrainian pows isolate strike evacuate · post drone view shows moment before rescue operation — russian soldier (marked flag) flags) destroyed settlement zaporizhzhia oblast capture

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How FPV drones saved two Ukrainian POWs: isolate, strike, evacuate

he operation in Zaporizhzhia Oblast required coordinating multiple units and using drones to establish control of the situation before any direct strike could be authorized.

byYuri Zoria

ukraine award drone-purchase points when russian soldiers kill under drone pressure · post soldier committing suicide ukrainian footage cia telegram/fedorov russian-soldier-committing-suicide- ukraine's defense ministry considering awarding units battlefield minister mykhailo

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Ukraine may award drone-purchase points when Russian soldiers kill themselves under drone pressure

The Brave1 Market system lets drone units trade eBaly points for drones, electronic warfare gear, and components.

byYuri Zoria

russia's black sea fleet fires ukraine once twice month otherwise does nothing — now moscow trying copy drones trapped · post ukrainian naval drone approaches russian warship armyinform український-морський-дрон-атакує-ворожий-корабель-у-чорному-морі-via-army-inform navy

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Russia’s Black Sea Fleet fires at Ukraine once or twice a month and otherwise does nothing — now Moscow is trying to copy the drones that trapped it

A Ukrainian navy spokesman called Russia’s fleet a “black hole” that barely functions, adding Russia is now developing naval drones in response to Ukraine’s dominance.

byYuri Zoria

russia launched what start its spring offensive 17 — lost 900 troops 36 hours without breaking through anywhere along 100-kilometer front · post vehicle transporting fuel russian moments before ukrainian

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Russia launched what may be the start of its spring offensive on 17 March — and lost 900 troops in 36 hours without breaking through anywhere along a 100-kilometer front

Russian forces launched multi-sector assaults along the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia fronts on 17–18 March, suffering heavy casualties without…

byYuri Zoria

ukraine's drones killed tor donetsk grad zaporizhzhia same day · post ukrainian drone strike russian air defense system occupied oblast (left) bm-21 multiple rocket launcher (right) 9 2025 tor-grad ukraine

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Ukraine’s drones killed a Tor in Donetsk. Then a Grad in Zaporizhzhia. Same day.

Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces carried out both strikes in coordination with the Center for Deep Strikes.

byYuri Zoria

Armavir Line Production and Dispatch Station in Krasnodar Krai, Russia fire oil

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Latest news Ukraine

Ukraine just hit the fuel tank that feeds southern Russia’s pipeline — here’s why this strike hurts more than a refinery fire

The Armavir station isn't a refinery — it's the reservoir buffer for Transneft's whole pipeline section; when it burns, the entire fuel flow along that route stops, not just the station itself.

byYuri Zoria

drone warfare

Russia planned major naval counteroffensive against Ukraine in 2026. Drones were built, but they can’t be used

Mobilization gap: Russia now losing more troops than it can replace, for fifth month running

One Ukrainian drone maker carried out 11,473 strikes in March, and took out 43% of Russia’s Molniya drones

“The Urals, Karl!”: Drones struck Russia’s Yekaterinburg for first time at record distance of 1,800 kilometers

Ukraine’s prominent drone expert “Flash”: Russia’s cheap Molniya drones fly too low for radar

Ukraine is building a bigger deep-strike drone machine — middle- and deep-strike operations both scaling up, more units from May

ISW: Russia likely plans to exploit European telecom loopholes for Shahed guidance — as it already does near Poland, Romania, Belarus

The most dangerous drone unit Russia has just lost its logistics base near Mariupol — Ukraine found it and burned it

“Storm a treeline? Better to just take it apart with a Vampire” — drone battalion commander on how war changed in 2026

Ukraine’s drone forces count their air defense kills by the fortnight — 12 in the first two weeks of April alone

Putin fortifies his family’s home. Seven new missile towers went up in single day

ISW: Russians “weaponizing civilian harm as an intentional tool of war” by pervasively employing human safari tactics

Kholodnyi Yar commander: The drone war is won at the contact line, but it is decided in the depth

Fishing nets used in the Mediterranean for millennia — now Italy wants to turn them into drone shields over Ukrainian cities

How FPV drones saved two Ukrainian POWs: isolate, strike, evacuate

Ukraine may award drone-purchase points when Russian soldiers kill themselves under drone pressure

Russia’s Black Sea Fleet fires at Ukraine once or twice a month and otherwise does nothing — now Moscow is trying to copy the drones that trapped it

Russia launched what may be the start of its spring offensive on 17 March — and lost 900 troops in 36 hours without breaking through anywhere along a 100-kilometer front

Ukraine’s drones killed a Tor in Donetsk. Then a Grad in Zaporizhzhia. Same day.

Ukraine just hit the fuel tank that feeds southern Russia’s pipeline — here’s why this strike hurts more than a refinery fire

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