Ukraine’s top missile designer: modern war is won by whoever experiments with weapons faster
Fire Point's Denys Shtilerman says Russia's engineering school still follows the Soviet template of designing for years before testing.
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Ukrainian drones used to burn one tanker. Now they can burn the whole train
One rocket-armed Fire Point drone could do eight times the damage of the version flying last month.
Ukraine’s $50,000 suicide drones can now skip the suicide part
There's a tendency for single-use Ukrainian drones to become reusable. Now the Fire Point FP-1/2 has joined the reusable club.
So many Ukrainian AI drones are hunting Russian trucks they’re crossing each other’s paths
Ukraine's A.I. drones are stacking up over the Russian logistical zone, each looking for a truck to blow up.
Russia is losing ground for the first time in 27 months. Ukraine’s drones might be why.
It's increasingly evident that Ukraine's mid- and long-range drone strikes are weakening Russian combat units.
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.
More Ukrainian drones are hitting Russian supply lines. The hardened targets are fine.
Ukraine is extending its drone strikes into Russia's vulnerable logistical zone. But many drones lack hitting power.
Ukraine’s new B-2 drone is a mystery. Its kills aren’t.
Russian air defenses are collapsing as more and more different Ukrainian drones strike as far as 200 km.
Critics said Ukraine was losing the mid-range drone war. Russia’s burning trucks disagree.
More Ukrainian drones are ranging across the Russian logistical zone to strike trucks and starve front-line regiments' of vital supplies.
Ukraine may be using new weapon that disables infrastructure without explosions
In Iraq in 1990-1991, this technology was used by coalition forces and destroyed up to 85% of the country's energy system.
Ukraine’s big boom FP-2 drones just blew up four Russian Orions inside their Crimean hangar
As recently as last year, Ukraine concentrated most of its drone strikes directly over the front line. That's changing.
Russia put a hula hoop on its attack drone. Now it flies 50 km into Ukraine’s rear.
A bulky plastic ring is one key to deeper Russian drone strikes targeting Ukraine's vulnerable logistics.
FP-7 tested, FP-9 at 800 km approaching trials: Fire Point reveals Ukraine’s ballistic missile roadmap
Chief designer Denys Shtilerman says both are priced at half what ATACMS costs and built to fire in numbers large enough that interception doesn't decide the outcome.
Over 120 Russian GRU troops were killed and wounded in Friday drone strike, commander says (VIDEO, MAP)
Ukraine’s Robert Brovdi released what he described as confirmed intelligence about the strike’s toll on the GRU’s 14th Brigade in occupied Donetsk Oblast.
Ukraine blasts Russia’s prized anti-drone radar system in occupied Crimea, hits naval drone base (VIDEO, MAP)
Overnight strikes reportedly destroyed a radar hub, a sea drone base, and command infrastructure deep inside Russian-occupied territory.
Ukraine hits Russian drone base in Donetsk and fuel tanks in Luhansk Oblast (VIDEO, MAP)
FP-2 drones targeted a UAV warehouse in Donetsk and a large fuel storage in Simeikyne, Luhansk Oblast, on 8 December.
Ukrainian FP-2 drone carrying 105kg warhead eliminates Rubikon officers in occupied Avdiivka
The strike eliminated personnel from the unit Russia relies on to hunt Ukrainian reconnaissance drones and their operators
Kyiv’s new weapon delivers heavy hits behind Russian lines
In a night of controlled silence and sudden fire, Ukraine’s Security Service “Alpha” special forces executed a precision strike operation against Russian positions in occupied territory.