Ukraine drone war

Ukrainian expert: China may be building most of Russia’s drones

Russia may soon be capable of launching up to 2,000 drones at Ukraine in a single wave, warned Lt. Gen. Christian Freuding, head of the Ukraine Situation Center at Germany’s Defense Ministry. But where would Moscow even get that many drones? And how should Ukraine prepare?

21 July 2025, 11:25 AM

Expert: Russia exploiting gaps in Ukraine’s air defense

Russia is trying to tilt the war in its favor by launching an unprecedented assault on Ukraine’s airspace, Yevhen Dykyi, a veteran of the Russian-Ukrainian war and director of Ukraine’s National Antarctic Science Center, said in an interview with Radio NV on July 9.

9 July 2025, 04:53 PM

Russian drone strike kills woman, injures 15 in Kharkiv Oblast

Russian forces launched a massive overnight drone strike on the Ukrainian cities of Chuhuiv and Kupyansk in Kharkiv Oblast on July 5, killing one person and injuring at least 15 others, including two children, Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported.

5 July 2025, 01:17 PM

Russian Shaheds hit Konotop in new wave of drone attacks

Russian forces targeted the northern Ukrainian city of Konotop in Sumy Oblast with Shahed drones on July 3, destroying a local infrastructure facility, Mayor Artem Semenikhin reported on Telegram.

3 July 2025, 02:35 PM

Ukraine's drone war gets gamified: Why 'Bonus points for kills' is more than a morale booster

Somewhere along the front lines of Ukraine's brutal war for survival, a soldier scribbles a number on a whiteboard: 3 BMPs, 11 infantry, 2 motorcycles. It’s not idle statistics or for morale. It’s the tally of kills to be submitted to Delta — the military's situational awareness system. If the kills are properly verified by video, the unit gets 'bonuses.' Not medals or days off. Drones.

8 June 2025, 11:04 PM

Five killed, nine injured in Russian strikes on Zaporizhzhya Oblast

Russian forces killed five civilians and injured nine others in a wave of attacks across Zaporizhzhya Oblast over the past 24 hours, regional governor Ivan Fedorov reported on June 2.

2 June 2025, 11:02 AM

Russian drone strike kills woman, injures four in Kharkiv Oblast

A 55-year-old woman was killed and four men—ages 58, 49, 40, and 53—were wounded when a Russian FPV drone struck the city of Kupyansk, Kharkiv Oblast, on May 16, regional governor Oleh Syniehubov reported.

16 May 2025, 02:16 PM

Podcasts & Video

‘We drop grenades right in’: Inside Ukraine’s drone war on Russian troops

Ukraine’s 3rd International Legion — a special forces battalion — has released footage and firsthand commentary showing how its drone teams track and strike Russian forces on the battlefield.

28 March 2025, 04:55 PM

How Russia mass-produces drones for war in Ukraine

Anatoliy Khrapchynskyi, an aviation expert and former officer of Ukraine’s Air Force, has analyzed how Russia is rapidly expanding its drone production and enhancing its capabilities.

16 March 2025, 01:01 PM

Ukraine drone war