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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

brussels let ukraine spend eu defense funds chinese drone components · post litavr interceptor ukraine's ministry medium_litavr-uav-site-01-3911f49c7c news ukrainian reports

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Military tech

Newly-announced Litavr interceptor is a model microcosm of Ukraine’s drone innovation programs

Each feature is an example of where Ukraine's interceptor industry is headed.

byIgor Kossov

The photo shows a large crater formed by the impact of a Russian missile on May 2, 2026. Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine.

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Ukraine deploys newest automated remote-controlled turrets in Kyiv Oblast during Russia’s 729-weapon overnight attack

The "Clean Sky" project teams shot down nearly 100 Russian drones on the oblast's perimeters during the latest strike alone.

byOlena Mukhina

romania's forensic report confirms galați drone russian geran-2 · post cyrillic inscription герань-2 identified fragment hit residential building romania 29 2026 hjpvxboxoamzgsr ukraine news ukrainian reports

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Romania’s forensic report confirms the Galați drone was a Russian Geran-2

Investigators found "ГЕРАНЬ-2" stenciled on a recovered fragment, alongside an engine and fuel matching the Iranian-designed drones that Moscow has used for years.

byYuri Zoria

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Germany delivers IRIS-T to Ukraine — high-tech system that engages cruise missiles, as Russia continues to strike residential buildings

Zelenskyy's weekly tally: 2,300+ drones, 1,560 KABs, 108 missiles, mostly hitting residential buildings and energy.

byOlena Mukhina

how russia killed 15 ukrainian civilians overnight despite ukraine intercepting 95% its missiles drones · post wreckage russian drone struck kholodnohirskyi district kharkiv suspilne kharkiv/viacheslav mavrychev shahed engine елемент безпілотника

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Ukraine threw out the international rulebook after firefighters stood helpless against burning mined forests

The international demining playbook does not cover Russia’s war—Ukraine is writing one as it goes.

byPeeter Helme

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Military tech

Russia’s drones are trying to dogfight. They probably can’t beat F-16s—but An-28s should worry

Lag in Russia's command network protects fast jets. Helicopters less so

byDavid Axe

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Ukraine shows sea drone carrying 27 AI-guided interceptors built to kill Russia’s Shaheds in air

The Katran X1.2 is 9 meters long, powered by a 350-horsepower engine.

byOlena Mukhina

Satellite images show the aftermath of Ukrainian drone strikes on the Russian Perm linear production and dispatch station. Source: Exilenova+

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From Caspian Sea to Baltic coast: Ukraine’s April strike campaign reached every corner of Russia’s oil empire

Since the beginning of the year, Russia has lost at least $7 billion due to Ukrainian strikes on oil infrastructure.

byOlena Mukhina

uae asked 5000 interceptors qatar 2000 — reason every gulf state calling ukraine same patriot isn't enough · post taf industries' octopus-100 interceptor drone octopus100-drone news ukrainian reports

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“Octopus” interceptor goes to serial production: 8,000 units ordered to counter Russia’s Shahed strikes

The drones are backed by the UK and 29 domestic enterprises.

byOlena Mukhina

An-28 crew with VR drone-control goggles.

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Military tech

A low-tech transport plane firing high-tech interceptor drones is Ukraine’s newest Shahed-hunter

One in three Russian aerial targets over Ukraine is now destroyed by an interceptor drone that costs less than a used car. This week, Ukraine added a new launch platform to that fleet: a 1969 Antonov An-28 transport plane.

byDavid Axe

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Military tech

Ukraine’s An-28 transport just shot down a Shahed with a drone—on camera

Modern problems require modern solutions. If shooting down cheap Russian Shaheds with air-to-air missiles from jets is not…

byIgor Kossov

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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 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

Newly-announced Litavr interceptor is a model microcosm of Ukraine’s drone innovation programs

Ukraine deploys newest automated remote-controlled turrets in Kyiv Oblast during Russia’s 729-weapon overnight attack

Romania’s forensic report confirms the Galați drone was a Russian Geran-2

Germany delivers IRIS-T to Ukraine — high-tech system that engages cruise missiles, as Russia continues to strike residential buildings

Ukraine threw out the international rulebook after firefighters stood helpless against burning mined forests

Russia’s drones are trying to dogfight. They probably can’t beat F-16s—but An-28s should worry

Ukraine shows sea drone carrying 27 AI-guided interceptors built to kill Russia’s Shaheds in air

From Caspian Sea to Baltic coast: Ukraine’s April strike campaign reached every corner of Russia’s oil empire

“Octopus” interceptor goes to serial production: 8,000 units ordered to counter Russia’s Shahed strikes

A low-tech transport plane firing high-tech interceptor drones is Ukraine’s newest Shahed-hunter

Ukraine’s An-28 transport just shot down a Shahed with a drone—on camera

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