Russia is now using one Shahed to distract — and second to kill crew shooting it down
Russia has found Ukraine's drone hunters.
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One radar to rule them all: Ukraine’s CD-T10 spots everything from FPV drones to guided aerial bombs inside a 15 km dome
Already undergoing battlefield testing, the X-band system uses AI to distinguish real threats from birds by analyzing each contact's physical size, speed, and flight path — and feeds targeting data to anti-air crews.
Ukraine is rewriting the world’s only playbook for stopping 800 drones a night
Focus likely to be on mobile fire groups, interceptors, and training
Zelenskyy publicly criticizes air defense—but problem runs deeper than personnel, says expert
Ukraine lacks radar to track drones in clouds.
Ukraine offers allies to learn how to fight modern skies as hundreds of Russian drones destroyed nightly
Ukraine's Air Force commanders coordinate small units, interceptor drones, and electronic warfare systems.
After mass explosive drone assaults, Russia launches “just” 49 — Ukraine shoots down 40
Moscow probably stockpiles explosive drones for a more massive attack.
Why Russian Shahed explosive drones increasingly evade Ukrainian air defenses and reach Kyiv (updated)
In recent months, Russia has adapted its use of Shahed drones, employing swarm launches, radar decoys, and higher-altitude flight paths, a Texty analysis shows.
Russia launches over 300 drones and 20 missiles at Ukraine in 2025’s first days, Zelenskyy says
Persistent Russian terror requires Ukraine and its allies to continually replenish anti-missile stocks and enhancing mobile fire group capabilities, the President said.
Ukraine denies sending untrained air defense soldiers to infantry units, says only support staff moved to combat roles
The Ukrainian General Staff says the military command maintains effectiveness of air defense operations while acknowledging tactical redistribution of non-specialized personnel to strengthen front-line positions amid ongoing combat pressure.
Mission Impossible: Ukrainian Air Force soldier downs Russian cruise missile with machine gun
In a remarkable display of skill and courage, Serhii, the Ukrainian soldier, successfully intercepted an enemy missile with a machine gun, redirecting it from its course towards Kyiv Oblast.
ISW: Russia faces difficulties with forming mobile fire groups against Ukrainian drones
According to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), Russia may be unable to deploy conventional air defense systems to all critical facilities within western Russia,
Firearm groups down large share of Russia’s drones, missiles in Ukraine’s north on 2 January
Mobile fire groups downed every second Russian suicide drone and every fifth missile in Ukraine's north during Russia's massive air attack on 2 January.
Ukraine’s national guardsmen down Russian cruise missile with machine guns
A mobile fire group of Ukraine's Pechersk Brigade of National Guard shot down Russian cruise missile with machine gun fire in Kyiv Oblast during Russia's massive 29 December missile attack against Ukraine.