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Ukraine starts mass production of 750 km range “kamikaze” drones

Ukraine's military receives its first AQ 400 Scythe drones with a remarkable 750 km range; the manufacturer says it produces 100 Scythes monthly and targets 500 units a month, emphasizing local production.

byYuri Zoria

2 minute read

Latest news Ukraine

Ukraine launches drone attack on multiple sites in occupied Crimea

Sites in Sevastopol, western, northern, and central Crimea, including a miltiary airfield near Sevastopol, were attacked overnight

byAlya Shandra

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Latest news Ukraine

Ukraine dismantles hi-tech contraband ring that used drones for smuggling cigarettes and monitoring border patrols

Ukrainian border guards successfully apprehended a smuggling group from Volyn that employed drones for contraband smuggling and border patrol surveillance.

byYuri Zoria

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Inside Ukraine’s campaign to crush Russia with combat dronesdrones

Kyiv has gone into overdrive domestically producing reconnaissance, combat, and kamikaze drones to counter Russia's assaults and gain aerial superiority, but with the invader's overwhelming resources, competition remains tough

byBohdan Ben

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Latest news Ukraine

Russia uses thermal covers to evade detection in assaults on Ukrainian positions

The Russian military has begun employing thermal covers, utilizing specialized camouflage gear, to evade drone detection and render their troops invisible to thermal imagers.

byIryna Voichuk

3 minute read

Latest news Ukraine

Ukraine’s FPV drone production nearly sixfold behind Russia’s amidst engineers shortage

With Ukraine's current production at about 50,000 FPV drones per month, the significant gap to the army's requirement of 200,000 drones calls for an extra 5,000 engineers.

byIryna Voichuk

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Dispatch

Romania walks tightrope to avoid provoking Russia as drones crash into its soil

NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana may downplay the Russian drones dropping into Romania as accidental, but Costel Tanase and other fearful border residents want a more forceful response to what they see as deliberate strikes.

byThéo Prouvost

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Latest news Ukraine

Ukraine to launch mass production of jam-resistant drone

The engineers from the Brave1 military technology cluster have developed a Backfire drone resistant to Russian electronic warfare. It will soon enter mass production for the Ukrainian Army, Mykhailo Fedorov said.

byIryna Voichuk

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Latest news Ukraine

Minister: Ukraine makes tens of thousands of drones per month

Ukrainian Deputy PM Mykhailo Fedorov reports thousands of drones produced monthly in Ukraine, intending to outdo Russian UAV advances.

byYuri Zoria

1 minute read

Latest news Ukraine

Ukraine deploys 2,000 domestically manufactured drones to most critical fronts of war

The diverse range of drones, including reconnaissance copters, kamikaze drones, and multi-role bombers, aims to reinforce Ukraine's defense efforts on crucial warfronts

byOrysia Hrudka

2 minute read

Latest news Ukraine

Ukraine ramps up long-range drone production to dozens per month

Oleksandr Kamyshin, Ukraine's Minister of Strategic Industries, announced that Ukraine is now producing dozens of long-range drones monthly, comparable to Iran's Shahed-136 model.

byIryna Voichuk

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Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2024

Ukraine deploys new electronic warfare systems to counter Russian airstrike tactics

As Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief noted that the war "is gradually turning into a positional form,” Ukraine seeks to expand EW capabilities, deploying a Pokrova nationwide EW system alongside other localized means.

byIryna Voichuk

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Latest news Ukraine

Russia’s new Lancet suicide drone model evades Ukraine’s defenses

Ukraine's Air Force is advising troops to shoot down Russia's new Lancet drones before they can hit targets, as the upgraded model can now penetrate anti-drone nets.

byAlya Shandra

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Latest news Ukraine

Ukraine hits Russian drone operator training facility in occupied Donetsk

Multiple reports indicate that Russia's combat drone operator training center in Donetsk, occupied by Russian forces since 2014, was hit by an alleged Ukrainian HIMARS strike. Russia's TASS disclosed the facility earlier this year.

byYuri Zoria

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Latest news Ukraine

“Army of Drones” UAVs hit record 335 Russian strongpoints in one week

In addition, Ukrainian drone operators, using UAVs from the “Army of Drones” project, destroyed 83 Russian armored combat vehicles, 72 trucks, 36 tanks, and 317 Russian personnel.

byIryna Voichuk

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Latest news Ukraine

Ukroboronprom: Ukraine’s “kamikaze” drones with 1,000 km combat radius in mass production

The Ukroboronprom CEO confirms mass productions of Ukrainian "kamikaze" drones with a combat range of up to 1,000 km. Additionally, the company supports the production of FPV drones from private firms, further enhancing Ukraine's drone capabilities.

byYuri Zoria

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Latest news Ukraine

Ukrainian forces destroy state-of-the-art Russian weapon dubbed ‘impenetrable drone dome’

The Russian electronic warfare system "Pole-21" was developed in 2016. According to Russian sources, its effective range is 60 km.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

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Latest news Ukraine

“Army of Drones” UAVs responsible for over 35% of Russian tank losses in October

From 2-30 October, the Ukrainian military, utilizing UAVs provided by the "Army of Drones" project, destroyed 175 Russian tanks, comprising a significant portion of the 473 total tanks destroyed during this period.

byIryna Voichuk

2 minute read

Latest news Ukraine

Ukraine tests mine-detecting drone, aiming for faster and safer demining

The ST1 drone is set to improve demining operations in Ukraine, functioning at a speed four times faster than human teams, and bolstering safety for emergency services as they conduct remote mine searches.

byIryna Voichuk

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Latest news Ukraine

Latvia donates 12 drones to the Ukrainian police

Latvia’s Minister of Internal Affairs Rihards Kozlovskis said that 12 unmanned aerial vehicles will be provided to the Ukrainian National Police free of charge.

byMaria Tril