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Analysis

Does Russia face military collapse by 2026? Inside Ukraine’s strategic assessment

As tank reserves deplete and production stalls, intelligence analysis points to a critical deadline for Russia's war effort. Yet Putin's ability to sustain low-intensity conflict challenges this timeline

byTatarigami

Screenshot from the Reporting from Ukraine video, 12 October.

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Frontline report

Frontline report: Toretsk becomes kill zone as Ukraine launches counterattacks in high-rises

The ongoing battles in Toretsk has highlighted the growing importance of FPV (First Person View) drones in urban combat. Ukrainian operators are using these agile devices to strike Russian soldiers with unprecedented precision, even as they attempt to seek cover inside buildings.

byReporting from Ukraine

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Latest news Ukraine

Cost-effective steel-screen Ukrainian solution outperforms Russian “turtle” tank protection

Ukrainian Metinvest's steel screens protect military vehicles from FPV drone attacks without compromising performance, unlike Russian improvised solutions, according to Liga.

byYuri Zoria

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Latest news Ukraine

Ukraine tests advanced auto-targeting system for FPV drones

Ukrainian company The Fourth Law develops an auto-targeting system for FPV drones, enhancing autonomous attacks on moving targets and resisting electronic warfare.

byYuri Zoria

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Latest news Ukraine

Ukraine continues efforts to degrade Russian air defense capabilities, destroying Russia’s BUK and Tor systems (video)

Ukrainians successfully struck two Russian air defense systems, a Buk-M3 and a Tor-M2, using precision strikes with HIMARS and drones.

byYuri Zoria

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Latest news Ukraine

Russians add rear-view cameras to drones to counter Ukrainian FPV threats

After Ukraine deployed FPV drones against Russian UAVs, Russia quickly added rear-view cameras to detect incoming anti-air UAVs.

byYuri Zoria

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Latest news Ukraine

Umierov: Ukraine capable of producing several millions of drones annually, but funding insufficient

Ukraine's Defense Minister stressed the need for greater partner investment to fully utilize this potential, meet frontline demands, and eventually supply allies after the war.

byYuri Zoria

An FPV drone operator during the Victory Drones training

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Military tech

How two women revolutionized drone training in Ukraine

Ukraine can only win if it has a technological edge, Maria Berlinska realized in 2015. Now, the Dignitas Fund trains thousands in drone warfare, making flying robots, not foot soldiers, the new face of combat.

byBohdan Ben

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Latest news Ukraine

Ukrainian experimental interceptor drone hits 325 km/h

Ukraine's Wild Hornets community has advanced their anti-air FPV drone technology, achieving speeds of 325 km/h.

byYuri Zoria

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Dispatch

Chasiv Yar’s survival rests on daring night drone team

Each night, a team of drone pilots elopes bombs and FPV attacks to make coveted shots of Russian troop movements in occupied Bakhmut -- hoping that their thermal covers and jammers will not let them down

byDavid Kirichenko

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Latest news Ukraine

Thermite-equipped FPV drone sets ablaze Russian positions in Ukraine (video)

A Ukrainian unit deployed a drone equipped with a thermite incendiary to set ablaze a Russian-controlled tree line in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Thermite's high combustion temperature allows it to ignite both vegetation and enemy positions effectively.

byYuri Zoria

Russian drones target civilians in Kherson

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Dispatch

Russian drones hunt civilians, terrorize Kherson with “human safari”

Drone attacks are scarier than shelling: they give no time to run for cover, say residents of a city that Russia pummels incessantly since its liberation two years ago

byZarina Zabrisky

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Latest news Ukraine

Zelenskyy confirms contracts for producing over 1,000,000 drones in 2024

President Zelenskyy announced increased funding for Ukraine's missile program and confirmed domestic contracts to produce over one million drones this year.

byYuri Zoria

A screenshot from the Reporting from Ukraine video.

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Frontline report

Frontline report: Madyar’s Birds Detachment conducts daring drone operations against Russian forces

Madyar's Birds Detachment is regarded as one of the best drone operating forces in the Ukrainian military, and has conducted complex drone operations at the Liptsy front to devastating effect.

byReporting from Ukraine

Russian forces struck Chuhuiv, Kharkiv Oblast on 19 July 2024.

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Latest news Ukraine

Nine injured and extensive damage after Russian morning attack on Kharkiv Oblast

Seven out of nine victims were hospitalized with shrapnel wounds. The strikes damaged residential buildings, vehicles, and infrastructure.

byVira Kravchuk

A Ukrainian military man holds an FPV-drone.

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Latest news Ukraine

Netherlands backs Ukraine with €20 million for FPV drones

The Dutch government has donated €20 million to an international drone coalition fund. The initiative aims to supply Ukraine with 1 million First Person View attack drones.

byYuri Zoria

Ukraine downs 10/10 Russian Shahed drones

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Latest news Ukraine

ISW: Ukrainian drone operators are improving their capabilities which may ease pressure on air defense assets

A recent ISW analysis suggests that Ukraine's improved drone interception capabilities may help conserve scarce air defense resources for higher-value targets.

byMaria Tril

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Latest news Ukraine

Drone Coalition seeks high-tech, low-cost FPV drones for Ukraine

A coalition led by Britain and Latvia, as well as nine other states, is sourcing suppliers which can deliver high-tech, affordable FPV drones at scale, offering a global opportunity to support Ukraine's defense needs.

byOlena Mukhina

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Military tech

Drone dogfights: Ukraine’s novel strategy to counter Russian reconnaissance UAVs

With Russian reconnaissance drones enabling devastating missile strikes deep in Ukrainian territory, Ukraine's military is turning to a novel solution: deploying agile, low-cost "kamikaze" drones to take out their high-priced Russian counterparts in midair dogfights.

byAlya Shandra

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Russian Aggression

“They evolve”: Ukraine tests FPV drone featuring target detection, lock-on, and tracking system

Ukrainian "Wild Hornets" UAV engineers showcased an FPV drone with autonomous target detection, lock-on, and tracking, as Russia began using autonomous targeting FPV UAVs in February, while Ukraine started in March.

byYuri Zoria