Russia’s 137× drone surge wasn’t magic—it was Chinese engines labeled “fridges”
Ukraine faced just 40 drone attacks monthly in 2022. Now it's over 5,000—using Cold War engines China ships as "refrigerators."
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Russia once again finds way to evade Ukraine’s smartest defenses against its deadliest drones
Russia has adapted again, forcing defenders into a new phase of drone warfare.
Ukraine to get 5 Patriots and 220,000 Gepard shells. Is that enough to stop Russian drone swarms?
Ukraine’s interceptors are scarce and expensive. Russia’s drones are cheap and relentless.
Russia shows off giant Shahed factory and US trucks used to launch drone strikes on Ukraine
Kremlin footage shows rows of Shahed drones in production and American pickups launching them toward Ukraine, as Moscow ramps up long-range attacks.
Ukraine just solved the hardest math problem in modern air defense – with a 1970s German gun
The German-made Gepard gun vehicle is one of Ukraine’s best defenses against swarms of Russian Shahed drones.
Russia’s drones now target civilians with napalm firebombs that burn through sand and cannot be extinguished
Modified drones are designed for maximum civilian terror and violate all rules of urban warfare, says a Ukrainian military expert.
Can Ukraine’s $ 1,000 drones really beat Russia’s $ 35,000 Shaheds?
The missiles are too expensive. The interceptors are unproven. But Ukraine is betting on the math of survival.
Shahed drones now dive like missiles—and Ukraine can’t shoot fast enough
The same mobile teams that hunted Shaheds last year can barely touch them now.
Ukraine may receive state-of-art NATO technologies, capable of destroying Russian glide bombs and drone swarms
The glide or guided bombs have been one of the main weapons of war.
Defense Express: Russia’s new jet-powered Shahed drone hits Kyiv for the first time — 3X faster than earlier models
Russia’s Geran-3 — its jet-powered version of the Iranian Shahed drone — reaches speeds of up to 600 km/h.
Silent killers: Russian Shahed drones transform Kyiv neighborhoods into explosive minefields
Russian Shahed drones deploy a sinister new tactic in Kyiv—scattering delayed-action explosives that detonate hours later.
UN documents “deliberate terror campaign” as Russian strikes kill 151 Ukrainian civilians in April
Russian strikes on densely populated areas continued despite Ukraine's agreement to a ceasefire in March, with the April 24 attack on Kyiv alone killing 12 people, including a teenager.
Russia is experimenting with weapons of mass destruction, says military expert
Ukrainian defense experts confirm Russian forces are mounting CS gas canisters on attack drones, marking a dangerous escalation that violates international chemical weapons prohibitions and signals Moscow's willingness to test increasingly prohibited warfare methods.
“We’re close. It’s happening”: Ukraine develops new drone specifically to intercept Russian Shaheds
Aerorozvidka chief Yaroslav Honchar reveals breakthrough in countering kamikaze drones that deliberately target residential areas and energy infrastructure.
Russia modifies Shahed drones with new antennas and payload systems as Ukraine reports scattered explosives after strikes
Russia's evolving drone campaign now includes anti-electronic warfare adaptations and potentially explosive-scattering capabilities, though experts remain skeptical about their tactical benefits.
Ukraine backs US sanctions against Iran drone suppliers
As Shahed drones continue to strike Ukrainian cities, international partners intensify efforts to disrupt the Russia-Iran military partnership that has supplied thousands of attack drones since 2022.
Ukrainian intelligence unmasks network of 79 Russian weapon producers behind drone attacks
Russian companies are mass-producing Iranian-designed attack drones for strikes on Ukrainian cities, using thousands of foreign components to sustain a cost-effective terror campaign against civilian infrastructure.
Russia stockpiles missiles, drones for new energy strikes despite Ukraine’s counter strikes
Russia's accumulation of Kh-101 and Kalibr missiles signals preparation for renewed attacks on Ukraine's energy grid, even as Ukrainian strikes disrupt drone component supplies. The Tatarstan drone factory has already met its 6,000-unit production target, employing teenagers and foreign workers to maintain output.
CNN: Russia plans to use 10,000 Chinese tech-based decoy drones to exhaust Ukrainian air defense
Russia accelerates drone production at expanded Tatarstan factory, planning 10,000 Chinese-based decoy drones alongside Shaheds, using low-cost strategy to exhaust Ukrainian air defense.
Ukraine denies sending untrained air defense soldiers to infantry units, says only support staff moved to combat roles
The Ukrainian General Staff says the military command maintains effectiveness of air defense operations while acknowledging tactical redistribution of non-specialized personnel to strengthen front-line positions amid ongoing combat pressure.