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RIGA, Latvia — Warfighting drones have become so cheap that Russia has shifted from not wanting to waste one on a lone Ukrainian soldier to sending over a dozen after just one person, a Ukrainian defense official said this week.At the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion, its forces “never attacked…
A Ukrainian vehicle crew said it used an Italian B1 Centauro to strike a house nearly seven miles away, one of the longest indirect tank gun shots reported in the war.”The furthest shot I had was from a closed position. It was 11 kilometers. At 11,100 meters, I hit a…
Ukrainian weapons makers say they have a selling point many defense firms farther from the battlefield can’t match: Their weapons are being tested, adapted, and used in modern combat every day. Loading audio narration… Serhiy Goncharov, the CEO of the National Association of Ukrainian Defense Industries, or NAUDI, which represents…
A Ukrainian company making ground robots said it was surprised to see Russian soldiers surrender to its machines. Loading audio narration… Ukraine’s military has shared multiple videos showing Russian soldiers surrendering to unmanned ground vehicles, or UGVs, which are increasingly taking over human combat roles and being used to keep…
Russia’s new cruise missile is built with parts sourced from the West, according to a Ukrainian intelligence assessment published on Monday. Loading audio narration… The new Ukrainian assessment highlights the challenges of sanctions enforcement and the continued difficulties that the West faces in preventing critical components from ending up in…
Ukraine is updating its battlefield robots rapidly and remotely like smartphones. Loading audio narration… The use of robots is surging on Ukraine’s battlefields, replacing troops in roles from logistics to combat. But the war is changing so fast that, without constant upgrades, the robots can lose their effectiveness.Oleg Fedoryshyn, director…
The Iran war could be a big opportunity for Ukraine’s battle-proven counter-drone tech, but one company says it worries it will miss its window without export access. Loading audio narration… The US and its allies in the Middle East are now facing drone threats that Ukraine has fought for years,…
