Zaporizhzhia building anti-drone tunnels over roads to protect civilians and logistics
Netting tunnels protect civilians and logistics routes against increasingly sophisticated fibre-optic drone attacks.
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Leader of Russia’s most elite drone unit identified – RFE/RL
An investigation by RFE/RL reveals the leadership and structure of Rubicon, Russia’s elite drone formation, whose advanced tactics have outmatched other unmanned forces and severely disrupted Ukrainian operations.
Russia’s new attack drone full of American, European, Chinese components – Ukrainian intelligence
Russia’s new Geran-3 attack drones incorporate dozens of foreign-made parts, showing Moscow still has access to Western technology despite sanctions.
A drone flew over Poland’s presidential residence — two Belarusians are now in custody
The State Protection Service neutralized the device after spotting it above Belweder and nearby government buildings. The incident unfolded on the same day Zapad-2025 military exercises intensified across the border.
“A deliberate expansion of the war by Russia”: Romania scrambles jets after Russian drone enters NATO airspace for the 2nd time this week
Russian drones have entered NATO airspace for the second time this month, following a wave of incursions into Poland on 10 September that prompted heightened defenses along NATO’s eastern borders.
Poland scrambles jets and closes Lublin airport in reaction to new Russian drone threat
Poland has heightened defenses along its eastern border following a wave of Russian drones that entered its airspace on 10 September.
“Eastern Sentry” – NATOs new plan to defend from Russian drones
NATO Secretary General and SACEUR announced a new defensive operation combining air, ground, and counter-drone capabilities, in response to recent Russian drone incursions into NATO territory.
Ukrainian intelligence may have prevented even bigger destruction on Polish territory amid Russian attack
Ukraine warned Poland of attack before 19 Russian drones breached the NATO member airspace.
Russian drones target Ukraine’s energy sites to leave civilians without heat and light
The strike on 8 September also resulted in fires at industrial facilities and residential buildings in Kyiv and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts.
Ukraine’s parliamentary headquarters hit during Russian drone swarm
Overnight, Russia launched one of its largest aerial assaults on Ukraine, killing four and wounding dozens while striking multiple cities.
Russia can produce up to 2700 Shaheds per month – intelligence official
Ukraine faces "truly massive attacks" from hundreds of Russian drones as Moscow's monthly Shahed production hits 2,700 units, creating what intelligence officials call a "serious challenge" for air defense systems.
Two Russian drones breach NATO airspace again — Poland says no action needed as they return to Ukraine
The violations came the same night Russia launched over 500 drones and missiles on Ukraine.
Massive Russian missile attack on Kyiv: 25 killed, 63 injured
2-year-old among four children killed as residential buildings destroyed across the capital city.
Ukraine hits Russia’s most dangerous high-tech formation in Donetsk Oblast
The destruction of Rubicon's command post may restore Ukraine's drone advantage after the unit inflicted hundreds of vehicle losses in Kursk.
Military drone explodes in Polish cornfield just 40km from Warsaw — all eyes on Russia
Poland’s army initially said no airspace was violated, but prosecutors later confirmed the wreckage came from a Russian drone.
Russia’s 137× drone surge wasn’t magic—it was Chinese engines labeled “fridges”
Ukraine faced just 40 drone attacks monthly in 2022. Now it's over 5,000—using Cold War engines China ships as "refrigerators."
Russia’s new decoy drone is all Chinese parts—and still carries a bomb
Flight controller, ignition system, data link, servos, and battery all trace back to Chinese hobby gear suppliers, Militarnyi says.
Lithuania tracks fake Russian Shahed from Belarus—NATO jets scrambled
Russia's Gerbera styrofoam drone entered Lithuania from Belarus then crashed. Vilnius failed to identify it.
Zelenskyy: Russian missiles and drones still packed with Western tech — and still killing Ukrainians
Imported tech from a dozen nations, including the US, is turning up in Russian arms used against Ukraine.
By 2026, skies over Ukraine could be swarming with thousands of Russian drones—tracking and killing civilians in real time, warns expert
Maria Berlinska warns that Russia is building a future where AI-powered killer drones stalk Ukrainian cities day and night,