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The Moscow Times on MSN‘A Revolution in Drone Warfare’: As Russian Fiber-Optic Drones Flood the Battlefield, Ukraine Scrambles to Catch UpIn a forest in the Kyiv region, 35-year-old engineer Andriy Tchornim takes shelter under the trunk of a navy blue 4x4. Eyes locked on the screen of his joystick, he pays no attention to the torrential rain lashing his face in heavy gusts.
Many had thought that Ukraine's young people had all left, but on Wednesday they turned out in even greater numbers to protest against a law that stripped two anti-corruption institutions of their independence.
Ukraine’s once-formidable advantage in drone warfare appears to be eroding along parts of the front line. This degradation extends far beyond the immediate front—more Russian drones now prowl for targets up to 25 kilometers (roughly 16 miles) behind the contact line, and they have been hitting their targets more effectively.
Recent video from the Ukraine frontline shows a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) dropping a homemade incendiary device onto a building occupied by Russian forces. The improvised bomb consists of an aircraft flare surrounded by four bottles of gasoline, creating a highly effective incendiary weapon that ignited intense flames upon impact.
A REVOLUTION FORGED IN FIRE. Ukraine developed its drone industry as part of a national struggle to survive. When Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022, the Ukrainian military repelled the Russian assault on Kyiv and went on to retake more than half the territory that Russian forces initially seized.
KYIV, Ukraine — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that he's sending a new anti-corruption bill to Ukraine's Parliament on Thursday, in a further attempt to defuse tensions after he approved changes to graft laws that brought a public outcry and sharp criticism from the European Union.
Ukraine's extensive use of asymmetrical tactics, and innovative equipment such as sea drones, gives the country an effective edge against its foe.
Anduril Industries builds ‘attritable’ aircraft like autonomous fighter jets, which are cheaper to lose than regular airplanes.
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Ukraine's booming defense industry is revolutionizing modern warfare — and reshaping how Western militaries think, build, and potentially fight.