Russia built Ukraine’s drone storm over three years — 2025 is when it finally breaks
Russia's drone war Ukraine's allies thought they understood is about to change entirely — and Europe is not ready for what breaks loose in 2025.
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ISW: No real peace talks with Putin unless West helps Ukraine crush Russia
A major shift in battlefield momentum is the only lever that could move the Kremlin
Germany pledges five Patriots, Norway — billions for drones, as Ukraine’s new defense chief leads first major international push since taking office
The allies agree to fast-track weapons delivery to Ukraine amid Russian air terror escalation.
New Ukrainian defense chief tests his negotiation skills during Ramstein meeting as Putin answers Trump’s ultimatum with escalated attacks
Just days into his role, Denys Shmyhal faces a double crisis: securing billions in Western aid while Russia signals its refusal to peace with a fresh wave of strikes.
NYP: How small Ukrainian factories are building drones that hunt Russian crafts — without draining millions
The NYP tours where engineers are building budget UAVs to overwhelm Moscow’s drone swarms.
France to train more Ukrainian pilots on Mirage fighter jets, capable of carrying missiles that destroy Russian command posts
Armed with 2,900-pound SCALP-EGs, Ukraine aims to shatter Russia’s coordination hubs deep behind the frontlines, due to expanded Franco-Ukrainian air cooperation.
Forbes: Ukraine’s anti-drone dome over Kyiv is growing—and Moscow feels it
Thousands of interceptor drones are being deployed under Ukraine’s Clear Sky program, forming an expanding shield against Russian drone attacks.
Can Ukraine’s $ 1,000 drones really beat Russia’s $ 35,000 Shaheds?
The missiles are too expensive. The interceptors are unproven. But Ukraine is betting on the math of survival.
Russia plans to drown Ukraine in 1,000 drones a day—Kyiv prepares to shoot down all
President Zelenskyy: “We will shoot down everything” if partners support the scale-up.
Ukrainian interceptor drone climbs to 11 km—higher than Everest and as high as airliners (video)
A video released online shows it soaring above Kherson Oblast skies.
In Russia’s Alabuga and Kupol factories workers glue together death for daily attacks
These aren’t just loitering munitions anymore. They’re evolving into a weapon of strategic paralysis.
Ukraine may receive state-of-art NATO technologies, capable of destroying Russian glide bombs and drone swarms
The glide or guided bombs have been one of the main weapons of war.
Ukrainian jamming drone downs Russian Molniya-2 without a shot (video)
The method allows re-using of the interceptor against cheap mass-produced Russian drones, crucial in the ongoing drone arms race.
Ukraine races to build drone interceptors as Russia ramps up Shahed attacks
Domestic interceptors are now part of Kyiv’s air defense strategy.
Anti-drone cages appear on Ukrainian Mavic UAVs
Footage reveals makeshift defenses as airspace swarms with interceptors attacking from behind and above.
Forbes: Dual-shotgun drones join Ukraine’s counter-drone arsenal
The "Winchester" drones are designed to effectively neutralize enemy aerial threats using shotgun pellets' spread-pattern ammunition at greater distances.
US Hitchhiker drone interceptor tested in Ukraine
Hitchhikers neutralize enemy drones more cost-effectively than traditional defense systems, such as the costly Patriot missiles.
Russian recon drones start performing evasive maneuvers to avoid Ukrainian FPV interceptors
As Ukraine advances with FPV interceptor drones, Russian UAV operators are adopting new tactics to evade these countermeasures.
Forbes: High-stakes tech race unfolds in Ukraine’s drone-dominated skies
Ukraine's drone interceptors are blinding Russian reconnaissance, impacting long-range attacks in a high-speed technological arms race over Ukrainian skies.
Bild: Ukrainian interceptor UAVs against Russo-Iranian Shahed drones planned for 2025
Ukraine is developing a three-phase drone strategy to counter Russian UAVs. The plan evolves from reprogrammed quadcopters to fixed-wing interceptors, with the goal of deploying long-range "Shahed killers" by 2025, per Bild sources.