Between January and May 2025, Ukrainian drone strikes generated $1.3 billion in direct damage to Russian facilities and $9.5 billion in indirect losses from shutdowns and supply chain disruptions.
The shift toward drone-dominated warfare hasn't eliminated artillery's battlefield importance as Ukraine's most effective units integrate both systems into coordinated kill chains.
The $15 million-backed agreement aims to create UAVs and build export capacity from Podgorica. Initial production will be donated to Ukraine, with long-term export and defense goals.
From cope cages to turtle tanks, Russian anti-drone armor kept evolving. The latest iteration—a porcupine bristling with metal spikes—just met Ukrainian drones and lost, but likely won't be the last.
More Russian troops are wearing thermal blankets to hide from Ukraine’s night-vision drones. More of them are getting caught, anyway—and poor-quality blankets and inadequate training are often to blame.
As US military support wanes, Ukraine is scaling defense output, integrating international arms makers, advancing drone warfare, and reshaping battlefield doctrine to maintain momentum.