What Ukraine’s fifth year of war will look like
Here are the battles — technological, industrial, and institutional — that may decide the war in 2026
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Ukraine’s mobile air-defense teams brace for new nightmare—Russia turns Shaheds into drone carriers over Ukraine
On 17 February, a video reportedly from Ukraine's Sumy Oblast confirmed a new tactic on front lines: the Russians…
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
“There are no good hands anymore”: Training gaps erode Ukraine’s air defenses
Lack of training time prevents mobilized personnel from mastering air defense systems
US long withheld this €37 million radar. Spain just delivered it to Ukraine
Spain delivers NATO-tested, eastern flank-deployed radar to Ukraine.
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
Ukraine gets off-road buggy with hellfire missiles to hunt Shaheds
Missiles mounted on off-the-shelf vehicle that can shoot and scoot
Ukraine’s new drone motors hit 400 km/h—fast enough to hunt jet Shaheds
New domestic motors could close the speed gap as Russia upgrades attack drones
Russia uses European SIM cards to upgrade Shahed fleet, investigation finds
Russia has tested drones in European countries, Kazakhstan, Turkey
Ukraine’s F-16s may now be able to spot Shaheds that sneak under radar
Are Ukraine's ex-European F-16s fighters carrying special anti-drone sensors into combat? At least one observer believes so.
Ukraine targets GLONASS navigation production for Russian precision Kalibr missiles (VIDEO)
Ukraine strikes factory that builds navigation for Kalibr missiles hours after Russia used them to kill seven in Kyiv.
Soviet helicopter gets a BRRRRT upgrade: A Shahed drone’s worst nightmare (VIDEO)
Video shows door gunner shredding incoming Russian drone with 6,000-rpm firepower.
Three years ago Ukraine bought Turkish drones—now it produces 4 million yearly, outpacing US
Ukraine's battlefield advantage becomes Europe's arsenal.
Russian drones build self-healing relay chains using Chinese tech to hunt Ukrainian trains
Russia's mesh network drones maintain control even when 80% arre shot down.
Russian spy drones owned the sky—until Ukraine took the fight underground
Our exclusive from inside the bunkers where anti-aircraft teams hunt Russia's high-altitude reconnaiance drones
Cutting country in two: Instead of conquering Ukraine, Putin wants to destroy it
Infrastructure attacks forced Ukraine to spend $1.9 billion on gas in three weeks.
Ukraine’s plan to stop Russia’s drones? Train civilians to fly their own.
Without enough soldiers to defend cities, local residents must take the drones into their own hands
Co-built and tested with Ukraine, Shahed-like American drone readies for mass production
A high-tech analogue of Russia’s Shahed strike drone is ready for mass-production in the US after completing combat…
Ukraine’s Navy doesn’t exist—except it kind of does, and it’s brilliant
At 2 am, they rip their mooring rope racing to engage 17 Shaheds.