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Russia is building jet drones that fly 800 kilometers per hour, and Ukraine says it is already working on how to stop next generation

Russia’s jet-powered Gerans fly several times faster than the propeller Shaheds and remain the main challenge for air defense.

byOlena Mukhina

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Russia is out to break Ukraine’s economy this winter, Jetten says—and the Netherlands will help keep Ukraine’s drone-hunting F-16s in the air

Ukraine is finding ammunition for its F-16s “virtually all over the world,” Zelenskyy said on 5 October.

byStanovych Solomiia

Illustrative photo of a Ukrainian-made missile launch.

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Ukraine’s answer to Russia’s jet-powered Shaheds: a small new missile named Nika, heading into testing

Russian jet-powered drones slip past Ukraine's defenses far more often than the older, propeller-driven models.

byTaisiia Vivdych

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Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2026

Ukraine keeps finding ways to replace its MiG-29s. It’s running out of MiG-29s to find

The latest loss came Thursday, when Capt. Marat Mambetov, 25, ejected after a Russian missile hit his jet on a strike mission but did not survive.

byDavid Axe

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Belgium will send three F-16 fighter jets, but maintenance delays may keep Ukraine from using them

The likely reason is the lengthy maintenance process, which may keep many of the jets from shooting down Russian drones and cruise missiles attacking Ukraine.

byStanovych Solomiia

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Ukraine’s Mirage had killed a cruise missile on its first combat sortie. France just sent more of the missiles that reach 80 km

France arms Ukraine's Mirages with MICA missiles and cannon ammo, tripling to quadrupling the jets' cruise missile engagement range.

byTaisiia Vivdych

A Ukrainian Air Force F-16AM Fighting Falcon fighter jet takes off armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles. Photo: Ukrainian Air Force\X

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“What Ukraine needs right now”: Poland to provide Ukraine with scarce F-16 missiles to shoot down jet-powered drones

The aid package will also include aviation equipment, Poland’s deputy defense minister says.

byStanovych Solomiia

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Ukraine’s Swedish radar planes have flown inside Russian missile range for six months. None has been shot down.

Kyiv said nothing until this week. The planes can see 450 km, and Russia's best missile flies nearly as far.

byDavid Axe

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Ukraine’s F-16s are so short of Western missiles that pilots fall back on jet’s built-in M61A1 Vulcan cannon, which risks killing civilians below

The AIM missiles the jets are rationing are the same ones defending Kyiv from the ground.

byOlena Mukhina

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Ukraine chooses three Western fighters to build its air force around. One of them can fly again from stretch of road in 15 to 20 minutes

The Air Force settled on them after weighing cost, logistics, and repair speed.

byOlena Mukhina

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Romania destroys a sea drone and finds aerial drone debris on its soil amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine

Both incidents occurred during the same overnight barrage that also triggered air defense activations in Poland and Moldova.

byYuri Zoria

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Warsaw confirms a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile overshot Ukraine and hit a field in Poland

The Kh-101 flew across Ukraine and traveled about 95 km inside a NATO member before it fell.

byYuri Zoria

Netherlands delivers final F-16s to Ukraine, completing 24-jet donation program.

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Ukraine loses another F-16 to onboard emergency

Ukraine lost an F-16 on 29 July during a mission to intercept Russian air targets.

byOlena Mukhina

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Romania hits cost trap Ukraine spent years escaping: $400,000 missiles against $20,000 drones

Romania spent about €1.5 million downing three Russian drones over three days, mostly on F-16 missiles.

byOlena Mukhina

Romanian Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon jet. Photo: Romanian Defense Ministry

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Romanian F-16 shoots down second drone in 2 days after another incursion over airspace near Ukraine

Romania intercepted and destroyed a second drone near the Ukrainian border, continuing a new policy of shooting down unauthorized aircraft entering its airspace.

byBenjamin Murdoch

For the first time, Ukrainian soldiers marched among the foreign troops in Brussels on 21 July 2026. Source: Freedom

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“First time”: Ukrainian troops joined Belgium’s National Day parade in Brussels

Ukrainian soldiers marched at the head of the foreign units in Brussels on 21 July.

byOlena Mukhina

F-16 simulator of the Ukrainian Air Force. Still from a video by Ukraine's Ministry of Defense

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Ukraine is building a flight school under fire—and the simulator delivery shows how fast

Scarce jets, contested skies, no fixed base that can stay hidden. Ukraine's answer: train pilots on Ukrainian soil, in equipment that moves.

byTaisiia Vivdych

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Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2026

Three F-16s and a Patriot battery teamed up to kill Russia’s best fighter

The two systems each have a weakness against Russian jets. Working together—one seeing, the other shooting—they cancelled both out.

byDavid Axe

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Military tech

For three years, Russia glide-bombed Ukraine in escorted pairs. Now Ukraine is glide-bombing Russia the same way.

High-flying escorts are protecting Ukraine's glide bombers from Russian jets. It's a familiar tactic.

byDavid Axe

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Take off in formation, fly low, navigate by terrain—Ukraine’s F-16 trainees finished a UK course Russia helped design

RAF instructors said the trainees' aircraft handling was solid from the first 10 sorties, with the months-long course shaped by jamming realities on the front line.

byYuri Zoria

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Russia is building jet drones that fly 800 kilometers per hour, and Ukraine says it is already working on how to stop next generation

Russia is out to break Ukraine’s economy this winter, Jetten says—and the Netherlands will help keep Ukraine’s drone-hunting F-16s in the air

Ukraine’s answer to Russia’s jet-powered Shaheds: a small new missile named Nika, heading into testing

Ukraine keeps finding ways to replace its MiG-29s. It’s running out of MiG-29s to find

Belgium will send three F-16 fighter jets, but maintenance delays may keep Ukraine from using them

Ukraine’s Mirage had killed a cruise missile on its first combat sortie. France just sent more of the missiles that reach 80 km

“What Ukraine needs right now”: Poland to provide Ukraine with scarce F-16 missiles to shoot down jet-powered drones

Ukraine’s Swedish radar planes have flown inside Russian missile range for six months. None has been shot down.

Ukraine’s F-16s are so short of Western missiles that pilots fall back on jet’s built-in M61A1 Vulcan cannon, which risks killing civilians below

Ukraine chooses three Western fighters to build its air force around. One of them can fly again from stretch of road in 15 to 20 minutes

Romania destroys a sea drone and finds aerial drone debris on its soil amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine

Warsaw confirms a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile overshot Ukraine and hit a field in Poland

Ukraine loses another F-16 to onboard emergency

Romania hits cost trap Ukraine spent years escaping: $400,000 missiles against $20,000 drones

Romanian F-16 shoots down second drone in 2 days after another incursion over airspace near Ukraine

“First time”: Ukrainian troops joined Belgium’s National Day parade in Brussels

Ukraine is building a flight school under fire—and the simulator delivery shows how fast

Three F-16s and a Patriot battery teamed up to kill Russia’s best fighter

For three years, Russia glide-bombed Ukraine in escorted pairs. Now Ukraine is glide-bombing Russia the same way.

Take off in formation, fly low, navigate by terrain—Ukraine’s F-16 trainees finished a UK course Russia helped design

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