Inside a Ukrainian drone operator's battle kit, from anti-drone net guns to 'tactical Crocs'

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A man in khaki gear stands in an underground position wearing body equipment that has pockets and pouches, with gear like scissors and a GoPro visable
Dimko Zhluktenko broke down what he carried as a drone operator, picking everything of use and quality so it didn't get too heavy.

Dimko Zhluktenko

Ukrainian drone schools say there's little the West can teach them about fighting a drone war

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Three men stand holding a drone and a phone under trees
Ukraine's drone schools, like Dronarium, are training drone operators for the war and trying to stay on top of fast-changing tech and tactics.

ALINA SMUTKO/REUTERS

The US military's drone-defense confusion is leaving its bases vulnerable, Pentagon watchdog finds

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A US Army solider trains with a counter-UAS weapon known as a
A US Army solider trains with a counter-UAS weapon known as a "Drone Buster," at Fort Irwin, California., Oct. 31, 2024.

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Japan is deploying anti-bear drone tech in its ongoing and intense war on bears

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A brown bear walks in its enclosure at the Bear Sanctuary near Pristina on October 24, 2025.
A Japanese prefecture is taking an innovative approach to keeping bears away: drones.

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Arms makers say that the fast-moving war in Ukraine is changing how they design and upgrade weapons

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A green robot on tracks with a weapon mounted on top travels down a dirt mountain
Milrem Robotics is among the companies making its weapons so they can be upgraded as easily as possible.

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Ukraine's top general says that drones are now taking out Russia's soldiers as fast as it gets new ones into battle

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Two men in camouflage gear kneel outside working on a large grey winged drone with a snark's face painted on the front of it
Ukraine's drone army, and the number of targets its hitting, are growing

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A Russian soldier surrendered by writing 'Please take me prisoner, I want to live' on cardboard seen by a drone, units say

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A pale building with two pieces of cardboard in the window
Ukrainian units said drone pilots saw surrender messages displayed by a Russian soldier.

16th Army Corps

Satellite images show Russia fortified a port against Ukrainian drone boats. One broke through underwater and exploded.

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Barriers at the entrance to the Novorossiysk naval base in Russia on December 11.
Barriers at the entrance to the Novorossiysk port on December 11.

Satellite image ©2025 Vantor.

Russia's new missile-armed Shahed drone is full of foreign-made parts, Ukraine says

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A rendering of Russia's new missile-armed Geran-2 drone.
Russia has armed its Geran-2 drones with heat-seeking missiles.

Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine/Screengrab

Ukraine's drone schools are rewriting their lessons constantly, sometimes every other week as front-line fighting evolves

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A figure in camouflage kneels while holding a drone in the air among shubbery, with another figure in a camouflage and a helmet standing beside
Drones have proven to be an essential part of Ukraine's fight against Russia's invasion.

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