Portugal just hit highest defense-industry growth since 1986. Its defense minister links boom to Russia’s war
Nearly 100 new defense companies created in 16 months.
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Estonia tells Ukraine to control its own drones
Estonia expects Ukraine to control its drones better after months of Baltic airspace breaches, ministers Pevkur and Tsahkna tell ERR.
Two drones crashed in Latvia. Ukraine offers to send experts to defend airspace from war spillover.
Two unidentified drones entered Latvian airspace on 7 May and crashed on Latvian territory, including near a fuel storage site.
Ukraine flipped the drone math—and Russia’s assault tempo just stopped buying ground
Russia pressed every Donbas sector in April, with assault tempo at a two-month high. The territorial line moved the wrong way anyway—and Ukrainian intelligence figures show the cost per kilometer of Donetsk soil has nearly tripled in a year.
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.
Ukraine did math on Tuapse — and Russian reaction tells rest
Ukraine's drones hit Tuapse four times in a single month. Each strike deepening the wound on Russia's only Black Sea oil refinery.
Russia’s AI-enabled “Klin” drone runs on US-made Nvidia modules and Australian flight controller
Its flight controller uses the Cube Orange system from Australia.
From Caspian Sea to Baltic coast: Ukraine’s April strike campaign reached every corner of Russia’s oil empire
Since the beginning of the year, Russia has lost at least $7 billion due to Ukrainian strikes on oil infrastructure.
Russia’s new jet-powered Geran-4 just met Ukraine’s STING interceptor: Who won?
What makes this significant: the Geran-4 is not a standard propeller drone. It uses a turbojet engine.
“Octopus” interceptor goes to serial production: 8,000 units ordered to counter Russia’s Shahed strikes
The drones are backed by the UK and 29 domestic enterprises.
“AI makes it possible to automate parts of kill chain,” says Ukraine’s top defense AI official
Ukraine built its AI defense capability under fire, with no margin for slow procurement cycles or multi-year development timelines.
Some Ukrainian soldiers have been on position for 502 days. Syrskyi cappes frontline deployments at two months
The decision arrives after a painful scandal when leadership of the 14th Separate Mechanized Brigade failed to supply soldiers in positions with adequate food, leaving troops stranded without provisions.
Ukraine needs to build its own high-speed Mesh tech, as China is Russia’s supplier, and Western modems are too expensive
The need is urgent and specific: encrypted, electronic warfare-resistant communication for controlling UAVs at distances of 300–400 km.
Russia is trying to block Ukraine’s defense deals with Gulf, and just added 8,000 troops to Africa
Despite these facts, Zelenskyy confirmed Ukraine will continue operations targeting Russia's export capacity.
Ukraine’s new heavy drones reportedly penetrate Soviet-era Iskander shelters in Crimea
The target had been known for a long time. Russia felt safe inside bunkers built to survive Cold War ballistic missiles.
Ukrainian “Shamanbat” unit, including free Ichkeria fighters, just took out dozens of Kadyrov’s men in single operation
The special unit "Shamanbat," coordinating with the 104th Territorial Defense Brigade "Horyn" and HUR agent networks, executed drone and artillery strikes that destroyed enemy transport, armored vehicles, and killed several dozen Akhmat personnel.
Russia’s Victory Day parade goes without armor in 2026 after losing 24,486 combat vehicles in Ukraine
Russia built this parade for decades as its ultimate display of military might — a propaganda spectacle designed to intimidate the world and justify its war against Ukraine.
“Drone Deals”: Ukraine to export surplus weapons as Zelenskyy unveils new defense trade framework
Zelenskyy says Ukraine plans to export only surplus weapons production, noting that some categories now have up to 50% excess capacity.
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.
Drones, drones, and more drones: Ukraine sets spending priorities for €90B EU package
Kyiv says the first tranche of the €90 billion EU loan will go primarily to scaling up drone production, with energy infrastructure protection identified as the second key priority.