Ukrainian unit downs 696 Russian drones in 19 days without firing shot at them
The Molniya kills matter more than their number suggests, because they are the hard ones.
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Moscow’s Victory Day ceasefire reduced combat but became Russia’s stockpile window, ISW finds
A Ukrainian brigade in the Lyman direction said Russia held Molniya drones back before the truce, then released them during the pause while bringing up reserves.
Ukraine’s new “Khmarynka” drone copies Russia’s Molniya – cheap, catapult-launched, 50 km strike range
General Chereshnya hands first 150 Khmarinka units to brigades; marketplace listing on Brave1 next.
Russian weapon Ukraine cannot intercept is now hitting civilian water supplies
Russia just bombed the dam that gives Kharkiv its drinking water.
Ukraine’s Leopard took 52 hits and kept going. This is armor upgrade that made it possible
The tank survived because it had been transformed into something closer to a fortified position than a vehicle.
How Starlink made Russia’s drones deadlier—and harder to jam
Improved reliability and resistance to jamming make Starlink-equipped drones deadlier and a priority for Kyiv to shut down
Can Starlink block Russian drones? Yes — but the devil’s in the details
4G modems and stolen SIMs are the gap nobody's closing
Russia arms Molniya drones with yellow phosphorus in Ukraine trench attacks
A new report describes how Russian troops strip down mortar shells to harvest their flammable phosphorus cores.
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.
Kyiv, we have a problem: Russia just reverse-engineered Ukraine’s drone motherships
Now Moscow can strike deep behind the front, using Ukraine’s own tactics against them.
Russian drones kill two, injure 15 in Odesa, drone-dropped cluster munition injures woman in Kyiv
At least 28 Russian drones and five missiles penetrated air defenses, with Ukraine neutralizing 142 drones, as per the Air Force.
Russia fills Molniya attack unmanned aerial vehicles with shrapnel to maximize Ukrainian civilian casualties
Russian forces modify Molniya drones with shrapnel and ammunition for maximum civilian impact, requiring expanded electronic warfare defenses.