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Ukraine intercepts nearly 60% of Russia’s Geran-4 jet drones, General Staff says, as Kyiv races to counter evolving threat

Ukraine’s interception rate reaches 80% during some attacks, as F-16s, Mirage jets, mobile fire groups, and interceptor drones help counter Russia’s jet-powered attacks.

byBenjamin Murdoch

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Postal service Nova Post says it has already shot down Russian Shahed drones, as Ukrainian businesses take air defense into their own hands

The company says its air defense project is operational as Russia increasingly targets Ukrainian infrastructure, while other businesses weigh the costs and benefits of protecting their facilities themselves.

byBenjamin Murdoch

A Russian Geran attack drone that crashed in Moldova on 23 October 2026. Photo: Moldovan Police

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Russian Geran drone crashes in Moldova near homes and energy facility: Chisinau expels Russian diplomat

President Maia Sandu condemned the latest incursion as Russia’s war on Ukraine increasingly threatens neighboring Moldova.

byBenjamin Murdoch

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Denmark rushes 50,000 cannon rounds to Ukraine to help F-16s hunt Russia’s advanced jet drones

Ukrainian pilots are already using the 20-mm ammunition to intercept jet-powered attack drones, as Russia deploys faster targets that challenge Ukraine’s air defenses.

byBenjamin Murdoch

Emergency workers responding to a blaze following a Russian attack in Volyn Oblast, Ukraine. Photo: DSNS Volyn

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Russia pushes its drone war into Volyn Oblast on NATO border, cutting power to 370,000 as strikes creep toward EU

Moscow struck a region bordering Poland the same week it hit the central Kirovohrad Oblast hardest ever, exploiting a Starlink cap on Ukraine’s defenses.

byOlena Mukhina

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Posting strike videos online may help Russia tune its drones’ optical targeting. Moscow now pays people to film hits, Ukrainian adviser warns

Russia is collecting footage of its Geran attack drones hitting Ukraine, probably to test the optical target-recognition systems that guide them in their final seconds.

byOlena Mukhina

Kyiv's Northern Bridge connecting the city's two sides across the Dnipro River. Photo via Wikimedia Commons

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Russian drone cuts down unique energy line tower over Dnipro River in Kyiv. It can’t be rebuilt, and world is queuing for more power equipment

Ukraine’s grid operator Ukrenergo is already starting work on workarounds, but calls drones that cut down towers a new challenge.

byOlena Mukhina

Cars burning outside a 25-story apartment building in Kyiv after a Russian drone strike

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1,125 Kyiv residents injured in Russian attacks since the start of 2026, more than a third of them in five weeks from late August, Kyiv health chief says

Kyiv emergency medical teams have responded to 1,920 calls related to Russian attacks since the start of the year, according to the city’s health department head.

byStanovych Solomiia

Ukrainian defense technology adviser Serhii “Flash” Beskrestnov works near the front line monitoring Russian drone signals. Photo: Serhii “Flash” Beskrestnov

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Russia equips Geran attack drones with image-based navigation using Google map imagery, reducing reliance on satellite navigation that Ukraine can jam, defense adviser warns

Russian drones can use stored images of terrain to navigate toward targets, making them less dependent on satellite signals that Ukrainian electronic warfare systems can disrupt.

byBenjamin Murdoch

Palanca–Mayaky-Udobne border crossing on the Moldova-Ukraine border, illustrative photo: Zahidnuy.kordon/Facebook

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Moldova pulls its border officers off Ukrainian soil again as Russian drones keep hitting crossings

“They will work on the territory of Moldova.” Moldovan Interior Minister Daniela Misail-Nikitin, on withdrawing border personnel from Ukraine.

byStanovych Solomiia

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Polish SIM cards found inside Russian drones in Poland, raising new questions over 2025 incursion

More than 30 Russian drones entered Polish airspace in September 2025, and some were found carrying Polish SIM cards, RMF24 reports.

byBenjamin Murdoch

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Russia is out to break Ukraine’s economy this winter, Jetten says—and the Netherlands will help keep Ukraine’s drone-hunting F-16s in the air

Ukraine is finding ammunition for its F-16s “virtually all over the world,” Zelenskyy said on 5 October.

byStanovych Solomiia

Fragments of Russian drones or missiles that struck Moldovan territory on 3 October 2026. Photo: Moldovan Police via Newsmaker

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Three Russian missiles and two drones strike Moldovan territory in morning attacks on neighboring Ukraine. Moldova is increasingly exposed to the risks of Russia’s war next door

Russia’s intensified attacks on Ukraine are creating growing risks for Moldova, with Russian weapons increasingly crossing into its territory.

byBenjamin Murdoch

Damage to Kyiv's Southern Bridge connecting the left and right banks of the city following several Russian drone strikes on 1-2 October, 2026. Photo: Ukraine's State Emergency Service

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Russia repeatedly attacks bridge connecting Kyiv’s two sides across the Dnipro river, disrupting transport across the capital

The Southern Bridge has come under repeated Russian drone attacks since 1 October, forcing transport restrictions as Russia steps up daily attacks with jet-powered Geran drones.

byBenjamin Murdoch

Geran-5 in the sights of a STING S interceptor drone.

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Russia is now wiring its attack drones into one network in flight, so a single drone can scout, strike, and relay for the rest

Chains of Russian drones keep crossing near the Belarus border, Ukraine's Air Force says.

byTaisiia Vivdych

Scattered debris and a scorched patch of ground in a cornfield beneath a cloudy sky.

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Russian attack puts three countries on alert as drones enter Moldova and Romania

Moldovan police preliminarily identified the drone that exploded beside a farm as a camera-equipped Gerbera, the first of its type found in the country.

byDaniel Thomas

The image shows a giant crater formed by a Russian missile in Kyiv on 3 June 2026. Source: Ukraine's State Emergency Service

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Europe gave Russia years to perfect its aerial killing. Ukraine is paying the price. Europe may be next.

Russia has spent four years adapting its drones, missiles and tactics against Ukraine. As Russian attacks become harder to stop, Ukrainian civilians are paying the price – while Europe is increasingly worried about a threat it has had years to prepare for.

byBenjamin Murdoch

A Ukrainian Air Force F-16AM Fighting Falcon fighter jet takes off armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles. Photo: Ukrainian Air Force\X

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“What Ukraine needs right now”: Poland to provide Ukraine with scarce F-16 missiles to shoot down jet-powered drones

The aid package will also include aviation equipment, Poland’s deputy defense minister says.

byStanovych Solomiia

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Ukraine successfully tests interceptor against faster Gerans as Russia floods its skies with drones

Russia is increasingly deploying upgraded drones capable of striking deeper and faster, intensifying attacks that cause mass destruction and civilian casualties across Ukraine.

byBenjamin Murdoch

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Russian drones started 17 fires in Chernihiv Oblast, adding forest to the list of things the war destroys without aiming

Falling wreckage sparked blazes across nine oblasts in a single week, with nearly three-quarters of all forest fires linked to military activity.

byZoriana Katola

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Ukraine intercepts nearly 60% of Russia’s Geran-4 jet drones, General Staff says, as Kyiv races to counter evolving threat

Postal service Nova Post says it has already shot down Russian Shahed drones, as Ukrainian businesses take air defense into their own hands

Russian Geran drone crashes in Moldova near homes and energy facility: Chisinau expels Russian diplomat

Denmark rushes 50,000 cannon rounds to Ukraine to help F-16s hunt Russia’s advanced jet drones

Russia pushes its drone war into Volyn Oblast on NATO border, cutting power to 370,000 as strikes creep toward EU

Posting strike videos online may help Russia tune its drones’ optical targeting. Moscow now pays people to film hits, Ukrainian adviser warns

Russian drone cuts down unique energy line tower over Dnipro River in Kyiv. It can’t be rebuilt, and world is queuing for more power equipment

1,125 Kyiv residents injured in Russian attacks since the start of 2026, more than a third of them in five weeks from late August, Kyiv health chief says

Russia equips Geran attack drones with image-based navigation using Google map imagery, reducing reliance on satellite navigation that Ukraine can jam, defense adviser warns

Moldova pulls its border officers off Ukrainian soil again as Russian drones keep hitting crossings

Polish SIM cards found inside Russian drones in Poland, raising new questions over 2025 incursion

Russia is out to break Ukraine’s economy this winter, Jetten says—and the Netherlands will help keep Ukraine’s drone-hunting F-16s in the air

Three Russian missiles and two drones strike Moldovan territory in morning attacks on neighboring Ukraine. Moldova is increasingly exposed to the risks of Russia’s war next door

Russia repeatedly attacks bridge connecting Kyiv’s two sides across the Dnipro river, disrupting transport across the capital

Russia is now wiring its attack drones into one network in flight, so a single drone can scout, strike, and relay for the rest

Russian attack puts three countries on alert as drones enter Moldova and Romania

Europe gave Russia years to perfect its aerial killing. Ukraine is paying the price. Europe may be next.

“What Ukraine needs right now”: Poland to provide Ukraine with scarce F-16 missiles to shoot down jet-powered drones

Ukraine successfully tests interceptor against faster Gerans as Russia floods its skies with drones

Russian drones started 17 fires in Chernihiv Oblast, adding forest to the list of things the war destroys without aiming

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