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HUR: Eight Chinese and four US manufacturers supply parts for Russia’s upgraded Gerbera drone. One with warhead already turned up on Poland’s coast

Russia’s throwaway drone gets a costly upgrade: anti-jam antennas, a camera watching for interceptors, and the range to cross Ukraine’s borders.

byOlena Mukhina

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Ukraine’s Navy killed Russian Shahed: one drone boat launched another drone, which shot down third, all unmanned, all at sea

During the mission, Ukraine pairs a drone boat and a drone interceptor.

byOlena Mukhina

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Ukraine’s top war charity names only way to save $25,000 to $4 million each time cheap Russian jet-powered drone is shot down

Russia’s jet drones now behave like small cruise missiles, the foundation of volunteer Serhii Sternenko, believes.

byOlena Mukhina

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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Hours after Trump declared an energy ceasefire, Russia hit Kharkiv power plant, one of 200-plus strikes on Ukraine’s grid this week, Zelenskyy says

They killed more than 150 people and wounded more than 700.

byOlena Mukhina

Geran-4" is an evolution of the earlier "Geran-3" model

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Ukraine’s war leadership sets new electronic warfare tasks as Russia’s jet-powered drones slip past nearly half of its air defenses

Zelenskyy said the main criterion is that Ukraine must be able to respond in kind to Russian strikes.

byOlena Mukhina

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At ruined Donetsk’s airport, three Russians snap selfies and ready jet-powered Geran-4. Ukrainian drone slips in unseen and rams their launcher

The pickup truck was converted to launch Russian drones.

byOlena Mukhina

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From making interceptors to guarding sky: Ukrainian drone maker gets its own private air defense unit and will pay for it from weapon sales

The company says its Night Hornets unit has downed more than 50 Shaheds.

byOlena Mukhina

A crew from Ukraine’s 1030th “Aquila” Anti-Aircraft Missile and Artillery Regiment is loading the RapidRanger with anti-aircraft missiles ahead of a combat deployment. Source: Ukraine’s 1030th “Aquila” Anti-Aircraft Missile and Artillery Regiment

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For first time, Ukraine shows its British Rapid Ranger air-defense system mounted on Spanish off-road chassis. Its crews call it “close-range storm”

This 500-kilogram missile system is designed to catch what radar misses.

byOlena Mukhina

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Fix for Ukraine’s interceptors is radar seeker head, and American firm is selling one for $4,000, says president’s tech adviser

Serhii "Flash" Beskrestnov says cloud and fog collapse interceptor hit rates, and a seeker head is the way out.

byOlena Mukhina

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Russia’s new jet Shaheds run on turbojets from one Chinese company. It deleted them from its English website

Ukraine shoots down about 90% of Russia's piston-engine Shaheds.

byOlena Mukhina

The Ukrainian arsenal gained its first jet-powered interceptor drone, the Alexa Spatium. Source: Ukraine's Defense Ministry

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Ukraine has shown its answer to Russia’s most powerful drones for first time. Meet Alexa Spatium, which can carry thermobaric warheads and fly back home

Ukraine codified its first jet-powered interceptor drone, the Alexa Spatium, built to destroy Russia's jet Geran drones.

byOlena Mukhina

ISW: Russia deploys ship-based Orion drones as Ukraine cripples Black Sea fleet

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Ukraine hit ground-control station for rare drone that fires Russia’s Banderol, missile hitting 650 km/h with 114-kg warhead

Ukraine hit a Shahed storage and launch site, an Orion drone control station, and drone relay points across occupied Crimea and Kherson Oblast.

byOlena Mukhina

A Russian drone is flying at Ukraine. Source: NTV

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A jet-powered BM-35 can now hit 350 km/h. Russia says that’s specifically to outrun Ukraine’s interceptors

Russia has begun fitting jet engines to another attack drone, the BM-35, to outrun Ukraine's interceptors, following the same shift it made with Shaheds, adviser Serhii Beskrestnov says.

byOlena Mukhina

The STASH air defense system mounted on a truck chassis. Ukraine, August 2026

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American tank missiles, an Israeli radar, a Dutch truck—Ukraine welded them into one drone-killer

For each cheap Russian drone it stops, Ukraine saves a million-dollar interceptor for the cruise and ballistic missiles that truly need one.

byTaisiia Vivdych

Jet powered Shahed-136 kamikaze drone Credit: Open sources

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West of Ukraine is still out of reach of Russia’s guided drones for reason. What is one thing that would close this gap?

Russia cannot yet steer guided Shaheds against Lviv and Volyn because its control network is out of range, but relays in Belarus would extend the threat west, Serhii Beskrestnov says.

byOlena Mukhina

A Russian Shahed drone struck a Palau-flagged vessel carrying corn twice as it left a port in Odesa Oblast, setting it on fire. Source: Ukraine's State Border Guard Service

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Russia hit Palau-flagged grain ship twice as it left port for Greece. Two sailors are missing

Eight crew members were rescued.

byOlena Mukhina

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A Cold War submarine hunter is Ukraine’s newest Shahed killer

Ukraine's tiny interceptor drones need a little help getting into the air. An old naval helicopter is just the thing.

byDavid Axe

Testing of a DragonFire laser weapon in the UK. Photo: Twitter via The Telegraph

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Deputy commander-in-chief says Ukraine’s new laser can already kill FPVs

Ukraine could field laser air defense in two to three months, says Deputy Commander-in-Chief Andrii Lebedenko.

byOlena Mukhina

Ukraine's Defense Ministry codified the Tsyklop interceptor drone, which can rise above the maximum flight altitude of Russian strike and reconnaissance UAVs and destroy them from there. Source: Ukrainian Defense Ministry

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Ukraine’s newest drone hunter doesn’t chase its prey. It climbs above it

Ukraine codified the Tsyklop interceptor drone, which can climb higher than Russia's strike and reconnaissance UAVs. One variant has downed over 100 air targets.

byOlena Mukhina

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HUR: Eight Chinese and four US manufacturers supply parts for Russia’s upgraded Gerbera drone. One with warhead already turned up on Poland’s coast

Ukraine’s Navy killed Russian Shahed: one drone boat launched another drone, which shot down third, all unmanned, all at sea

Ukraine’s top war charity names only way to save $25,000 to $4 million each time cheap Russian jet-powered drone is shot down

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

Hours after Trump declared an energy ceasefire, Russia hit Kharkiv power plant, one of 200-plus strikes on Ukraine’s grid this week, Zelenskyy says

Ukraine’s war leadership sets new electronic warfare tasks as Russia’s jet-powered drones slip past nearly half of its air defenses

At ruined Donetsk’s airport, three Russians snap selfies and ready jet-powered Geran-4. Ukrainian drone slips in unseen and rams their launcher

From making interceptors to guarding sky: Ukrainian drone maker gets its own private air defense unit and will pay for it from weapon sales

For first time, Ukraine shows its British Rapid Ranger air-defense system mounted on Spanish off-road chassis. Its crews call it “close-range storm”

Fix for Ukraine’s interceptors is radar seeker head, and American firm is selling one for $4,000, says president’s tech adviser

Russia’s new jet Shaheds run on turbojets from one Chinese company. It deleted them from its English website

Ukraine has shown its answer to Russia’s most powerful drones for first time. Meet Alexa Spatium, which can carry thermobaric warheads and fly back home

Ukraine hit ground-control station for rare drone that fires Russia’s Banderol, missile hitting 650 km/h with 114-kg warhead

A jet-powered BM-35 can now hit 350 km/h. Russia says that’s specifically to outrun Ukraine’s interceptors

American tank missiles, an Israeli radar, a Dutch truck—Ukraine welded them into one drone-killer

West of Ukraine is still out of reach of Russia’s guided drones for reason. What is one thing that would close this gap?

Russia hit Palau-flagged grain ship twice as it left port for Greece. Two sailors are missing

A Cold War submarine hunter is Ukraine’s newest Shahed killer

Deputy commander-in-chief says Ukraine’s new laser can already kill FPVs

Ukraine’s newest drone hunter doesn’t chase its prey. It climbs above it

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