The German chancellor arrived unannounced in Kyiv with business leaders, pledging rapid deliveries of interceptor systems to counter jet-powered Shahed drones.
Ukraine Orders 8,000 Octopus Interceptor Drones to Counter Shahed Attacks | Defense Express
Ukraine is scaling production of Octopus interceptor drones, a combat-proven system designed to destroy Shahed-type aerial threats
The Drone Interceptors Fighting Back Against Putin’s Freezing Dark Age
Zelensky has declared an energy crisis as parts of Ukraine face electricity and heating outages after Russian strikes. Interceptor drones may finally slow the attacks
Russia is arming attack drones with new electronic defenses to fight off Ukrainian interceptors
The modified Shaheds comes as Ukrainian interceptor drones are logging a growing number of drone kills.
Ukraine's DIY drone makers are helping fighters on the front lines
The war in Ukraine is now largely being fought with drones. Ukraine made 2 million last year. Drone makers churn them out in factories and mom-and-pop operations like one in a Kyiv basement apartment.
This anti-drone technology is used on the Ukrainian battlefield and in NATO airspace after flyovers | The Associated Press
In a warehouse more than 1,500 kilometers (900 miles) from Ukraine's capital, workers in northern Denmark painstakingly piece together anti-drone
On the ground with Ukraine’s volunteer drone hunters
In a small town south-east of Kyiv, a team of civilians sit in the back of a pickup truck with machine guns pointed at the sky hoping to shoot down Iranian-made drones that target the Ukrainian capital…
War correspondents given 5 drone detectors – NUJU and Ukrainian manufacturer’s initiative
The sharp increase in drone attacks in frontline areas creates a new, even more dangerous reality for journalists. In response to the escalation of threats
Zelenskyy vows to retaliate if Russian strikes on Ukraine’s power grid continue
Ukrainian leader says he was surprised by Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’ announcement, posted as Russian drones hit Kyiv
Nearly 500 Drones Head Toward Moscow as Russian Data Centers and Oil Facilities Face Attacks
Flight suspensions spread across Moscow’s four airports, while reports of damage and fires emerged from industrial sites in Saratov and Rostov regions.
Germany's Merz attacks AfD in parliament after far-right election win
Germany's chancellor clashes with AfD leader Alice Weidel, saying her migration policy amounts to "ethnic cleansing" for skilled workers.
New Quick Reaction Force Will Counter Military Base Drone Incursions
Soon, teams of counter-drone experts and sensors, electronic warfare systems, and drone interceptors will rush to bases being swarmed by drones.
Ukraine seeks countermeasures against Russian drones equipped with Starlink
A wave of highly accurate and deadly strikes on civilian and military targets far from the front lines has led the Ukrainian government to ask Elon Musk for help. Musk claims to have taken the necessary steps to disable Starlink terminals being used by the Russian military.
Meet the Ukrainian volunteers shooting down Russian drones
Russia's military launches a steady stream of drones and missiles at Ukraine, killing dozens of people and injuring hundreds. It's often up to volunteers to try and keep the country's skies safe — ordinary citizens who have only old weapons at their disposal. DW traveled to the town of Pereyaslav to meet one of the volunteer teams.
Design, Destroy, Dominate. The Mass Drone Warfare as a Potential Military Revolution
The widespread use of drones observed in Ukraine—both in terms of the scale of the fleets deployed and their omnipresence in the operations of both belligerents—appears to meet the conditions of a genuine military revolution.
Anton Shekhovtsov on Twitter / X
This is Elon Musk, a techno-oligarch with 241 million followers on TwitterX, spreading and amplifying Ceuta-linked right-wing disinformation, with one message reaching 9.9 million views and the other 7.9 million as of right now.And here's the EU: "The European External Action… pic.twitter.com/590Vm7J5Ob— Anton Shekhovtsov (@A_SHEKH0VTS0V) August 5, 2026
US reacts to Kyiv's claim it received no advance notice of Russian ballistic missile launches
In the Oct. 19 attack on Kyiv, at least one person was killed, and eight others were injured as Russian missiles struck Kyiv in multiple waves overnight.
