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Fire at a power substation in occupied Alchevsk, Luhansk Oblast, during the Ukrainian drone strike overnight on 1–2 November 2025. Photo: Exilenova+

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Ukrainian drones strike five Russian and Russian-controlled substations in response to attacks on Ukraine’s energy grid

The strikes hit high-voltage power infrastructure in several Russian regions and in occupied Alchevsk overnight on 1–2 November.

byYuri Zoria

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“Every second Russian will fall to drones”: Ukraine opens 15,000 new drone force jobs

With just 2% of manpower, SBS claims 35% of Russia’s verified losses—and now seeks rapid growth.

byYuri Zoria

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Ukraine’s drones incinerate rare Russian R‑330 Zhytel radio‑interference complex

Precision strikes by the 412th Nemesis Regiment and State Border UAVs wiped out R‑330Zh, destroying the Russian ability to jam radios, satellites, and UAVs in the Luhansk sector.

byOlena Mukhina

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Four North Korean Koksan howitzers destroyed by Ukrainian drones in Zaporizhzhia and Luhansk oblasts (video)

Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces confirmed the strike on Russian-operated artillery supplied by North Korea.

byYuri Zoria

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In an extremely rare strike, Ukraine’s $500 FPV drone takes down Russia’s $10 million Mi‑8 helicopter (video)

A single first‑person‑view drone from the 59th Brigade hit the low‑flying gunship on 29 September.

byYuri Zoria

Forbes: Ukraine’s "anti-drone dome" over Kyiv is growing—and Moscow feels it

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Ukraine creates the world’s first drone air-defense military branch

Ukrainian Air Force command now oversees its own drone troops, equipped to destroy incoming UAVs.

byYuri Zoria

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Ukraine’s drone forces aim to reach 5% of total military — for full front coverage

August statistics show the Unmanned Systems Forces is responsible for over 21,000 out of 60,000 verified targets.

byYuri Zoria

Ukrainian soldier installs Starlink. Photo from open sources

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Frontline without internet – Ukrainian troops hit by Starlink outage

On the morning 15 September, a major outage affected the Starlink satellite internet network along the entire frontline, disrupting connectivity used by Ukrainian forces

byTaisiia Vivdych

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Hungary bans Ukrainian commander over Russian pipeline hit — latest sign of Budapest acting as Kremlin’s proxy in EU

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó claimed recent Ukrainian strikes on the Druzhba pipeline allegedly harmed Hungary and Slovakia more than Russia.

byYuri Zoria

Flames engulf the Unecha oil pumping station in Bryansk oblast after a Ukrainian drone strike late on 21 August 2025. Source: Telegram/

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Ukraine drones turned Russia’s Druzhba oil lifeline into fire — second hit in Bryansk’s Unecha this month (video)

A late-night strike engulfed the Unecha pumping station in flames, disrupting a hub key to Moscow’s oil exports to Hungary and Slovakia.

byYuri Zoria

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Ukraine’s Bulava middle-strike drone trialed in Donetsk. Results show all targets successfully hit

Each of the five launches struck its target despite camouflage and intense electronic warfare.

byYuri Zoria

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New chief of Ukraine’s drone corps sets 100-day plan to reshape the sky

Robert “Madiar” Brovdy, a battlefield-tested commander and former entrepreneur, has taken charge of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces.

byOlena Mukhina

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Chaotic drone arsenal gives Ukraine tactical surprise advantage

Ukraine's diverse drone industry complicates Russian countermeasures, but creates challenges for operators managing varying systems and quality, Business Insider says.

byYuri Zoria

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Ukrainian forces destroy Russian Buk-M1 anti-air missile launcher (video)

Degrading Russian air defenses makes the operations of the Ukrainian aircraft, missiles, and drones safer.

byYuri Zoria

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Forbes: Ukrainian unmanned systems forces destroy Russian bunker after tracking motorcyclists

This comes as Ukrainian forces push to reclaim territory near Pokrovsk amid a slowdown in Russian advances.

byYuri Zoria

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Ukraine destroys first North Korean-supplied Koksan howitzer – 199 to go (video)

Ukrainian NEMESIS regiment eliminated Russia’s first confirmed 170 mm M1989 self-propelled gun in Luhansk Oblast using a night bomber drone.

byYuri Zoria

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Ukrainians strike southern Russian airfield in Primorsko-Akhtarsk

Ukrainian Unmanned Systems forces hit a facility used for storing and launching Shahed kamikaze drones and maintaining aircraft operating in occupied territories.

byYuri Zoria

Commander of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces colonel Vadym Sukharevskyi.

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Ukraine’s FPV “air defenses” slash Russian drone reconnaissance capabilities

The Commander of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces said Russians use many times fewer reconnaissance drones due to FPV drones shooting them down.

byBohdan Ben

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Ukraine’s General Staff confirms attack on Russia’s Ryazan oil refinery

The Ukrainians also struck a Pacific Fleet forward command post in Kursk Oblast, as per the GenStaff. The region is located about 6,000 km from the Pacific.

byYuri Zoria

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Ukraine’s Nemesis drone battalion expands into regiment

The Ukrainian military continues to expand its drone units in an effort to counter Russia's numerical advantage in personnel with advanced technology.

byYuri Zoria