Spain keeps arming Ukraine against Russia’s ballistic missiles—and promises even more
Madrid is readying a fresh batch of interceptors for Kyiv, and has ordered four new Patriot systems of its own in a $1.7 billion Raytheon deal.
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190 or 580 Patriot missiles? What Ukraine’s EU-loan request could buy—and why Washington still decides
The EU is weighing Ukraine's loan request to buy Patriot missiles, von der Leyen confirmed—member states take it up on 7 September.
Russia is secretly building a mortar-launched drone-killer—and a resistance group just leaked the blueprints
Leaked documents describe a swept-wing drone built to hunt other drones at up to 300 km/h. Russian firm NIK allegedly cooperated with Boeing.
AI against AI over Ukraine: Russia’s Shahed now sees its target, and Ukraine’s interceptor sees Shahed
Russia showed a new Geran-4 Seeker Shahed variant with machine-vision AI targeting.
Ukraine is building its own ballistic interceptor for $700,000 per shot. Eight countries may join project
Ukraine's Freya anti-ballistic project may add up to eight European partners, President Zelenskyy told journalists.
Ukraine took Soviet Strela-10 and built its own air-defense system on it. RYF is already guarding sky
Ukraine is serially producing its own laser-guided SAM with Soviet-era roots, and it's working.
Production dates on downed Russian weapons reveal country may be running on zero reserve — with one particularly dangerous exception
Russia stockpiles 180-250 Iskanders, fires other missiles "straight from the factory," Beskrestnov says.
Russia’s monthly ballistic-missile production now exceeds Lockheed Martin’s PAC-3 production. And it takes 2-3 interceptors to stop one Iskander, says expert
Russia builds 70 ballistic missiles a month. Lockheed Martin builds 56 PAC-3 interceptors.
Russian showed his military ID in mud and declared him dead. He survived and went back for gun
He also shot down eight Russian drones in the past few weeks.
Russia’s drone-air-defense arms race now includes depleted uranium — Ukraine found it in Geran-2 warhead
Depleted uranium is widely used in Russian conventional munitions. The change is mounting it on a drone to kill the helicopters defending against the drones.
Flash warns air defense crews not to wait for orders, as Russia is now hunting them with real-time-piloted Shaheds
He also warned crews not to fire carelessly and reveal their location.
Russia destroyed a section of a 9-story Kyiv apartment block overnight, killing 8 civilians in one of the war’s largest combined attacks (updated)
Across Ukraine, the same assault wounded seven more civilians near Kyiv, knocked out power for 31,000 near Chernihiv, hit Odesa's port, and struck Kharkiv.
Ukraine deploys AI-powered turret that can shoot down FPVs. Operator’s only job is to press button to confirm strike
First combat use was recorded by soldiers of the K-2 Brigade. More than ten frontline units are already operating the system across key sectors.
Ukraine’s air defense intercepted nearly 6,000 Russian aerial targets in April — at 90% effectiveness rate
Some 5,861 were destroyed before reaching their targets.
Russia is deploying knockoffs of Ukraine’s Vampire heavy bomber drones — and the 81st Brigade has already shot down five
The heavy hexacopters — the type Russian troops themselves nicknamed "Baba Yaga" — have been appearing over the Sloviansk axis for several weeks now, with more expected.
Russia launched 4 “Mach 9” anti-ship missiles at Ukraine’s power grid — air defenses downed two and 52 of 62 drones
The Zircon was designed to sink US Navy warships, not hit power substations — yet Russia again fired them from occupied Crimea at Ukrainian energy infrastructure alongside nightly Shahed attack drones.
US long withheld this €37 million radar. Spain just delivered it to Ukraine
Spain delivers NATO-tested, eastern flank-deployed radar to Ukraine.
Russia used “energy ceasefire” for updating its target map in Ukraine — second massive strike expected 7–10 February, monitors warn
Russia didn't stop during the "ceasefire."
Russia continues daily strikes on Kyiv’s power infrastructure as –15°C frosts persist
Ukrainian officials reported that 113 drones and missiles were launched overnight on 14 January, with at least 13 impact sites across the country.
Two more Patriots online: Ukraine’s hypersonic missile shield just got stronger with new delivery from Germany
Deployment follows 17 December €1.2bn defense deal signing.