Frontline in Ukraine reduced to “robotic kill zone,” Zaluzhnyi says
Robots now conduct assaults as the number of troops physically able to operate in the combat zone keeps shrinking, Ukraine's former commander-in-chief said.
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One kilometer from Donetsk, a Russian Tor air defense system was hunting Ukrainian drones — until drones hunted it
Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces destroyed two Tors overnight and set an oil depot ablaze in occupied Luhansk, where the fire was still burning six hours later
Russia built anti-drone nets over this oil depot 500 km from Ukraine — drones burned it anyway
The Velikolukskaya depot in Russia's Pskov Oblast was already hit once in April 2024. Russians installed protective nets over the fuel tanks afterward.
“We are f—”: 10 Ukrainians with drones wipe out two NATO battalions in war game
Estonia's Hedgehog 2025 exercise used Ukraine's Delta system for the first time on NATO soil.
Ukraine’s drones flew three sorties per minute in January — Russia lost 8,600+ more troops than it recruited, commander says
The Unmanned Systems Forces commander reported 30,618 verified kills against 22,000 new Russian recruits, calling the negative balance "a minimum task" as the real target is 50,000 per month now.
Russia’s occupiers had a 60-second Telegram kill chain. Their own government just turned it into a hours-long crawl
Before the slowdown, target data from a drone reportedly reached fire teams in under two minutes. Now, without Telegram, it crawls through layers of internal communication — arriving too late to matter, the occupiers themselves admit.
Two offensives inside Russia, one in Donetsk Oblast: The unannounced operations derailed Moscow’s 2025 strategy, Syrskyi says
The Belgorod, Kursk, and Dobropillia operations were never publicly announced but were "extremely important" and achieved their goals of destroying Russian forces and blocking the seizure of Donetsk Oblast, the top general stated.
“Modern war requires moving away from infantry warfare”: Ukrainian brigade turns to ground and aerial drones on one of the toughest fronts
At the freezing, contested sector near Kostiantynivka, ground drones now manage most supply tasks once handled by troops, brigade commander Colonel Kulykivskyi says.
Glide bombs are main threat near Lyman, while ambush drones “significantly changed battlefield picture,” brigade officer says (VIDEO, MAP)
Russian infantry attacks have become easier to repel with artillery and mortars, but bomb strikes are causing the heaviest damage to defensive positions, he says.
Drones now account for over 80% of all strikes on enemy targets, Zelenskyy announces
Official figures confirm that the UAVs overtook artillery as the primary means of destroying enemy forces, equipment, and positions.
France just delivered drones to Ukraine that can strike 500 km behind enemy lines
The Rodeur 330 loitering munition offers both shield and sword capabilities, designed for intelligence gathering in Europe but deep strikes in Ukraine, its maker says.
Black crater in the snow: Satellite images show erased Russian depot in occupied Debaltseve
New satellite imagery reveals a scorched crater where a key Russian ammunition storage site stood days ago.
Ukrainians repel Russian assaults in Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad, inflict 370 casualties over past week, military says (VIDEO, MAP)
After repeated failed large-scale attacks, Russian forces are shifting to dispersed infantry tactics in an effort to seize key positions across the Pokrovsk agglomeration, according to Ukraine’s military.
Ukraine’s “Snich” evasion system appears on frontline Leleka-100, as adaptation race continues
Russia builds FPV drones. Ukraine builds evasion systems.
“Situation is critical”: Russia is encircling Myrnohrad from all four directions to conduct final suppression of Ukrainian troops
Kremlin's negotiation strategy: take Myrnohrad, impress Trump, demand all of Donbas.
Russians storm Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad — Ukrainians repel 57 assaults in one day
Ukrainian troops held their positions in the Pokrovsk-Myrnohrad area, destroying dozens of drones and killing scores of Russian troops, according to the Eastern Military Command.
Ukraine to boost drone warfare with fiber-optic tech and expanded Drone Line, Umerov says
At a top-level military meeting, officials agreed to scale up drone production and funding, focusing on longer-range and more precise attacks, according to the security secretary.
Downed drone = safe? Not anymore. Russia booby-traps Starlink terminals for its drones with backup explosives
Russia has established a supply chain for Starlink terminals through documentation fraud, parallel imports.
Ukrainian soldiers: “What if we use fishing rod?” Two Russian drones later: It worked
Fishing rod method avoids "pulled down with target" problem of earlier tactics.