Ukrainian troops were 'stunned' to learn their British trainers don't use anti-drone nets, UK officer says

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Two men in camoflage outfits and beanies attatch pale-colored netting to a pole
Ukrainian soldiers cover positions and weaponry as a low-cost way to snag and stop Russian drones.

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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.

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Over 80% of every battlefield hit against Russia is now being carried out by a drone, Zelenskyy says

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A Ukrainian serviceman pilots a quadcopter drone next to him.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the overwhelming majority of the drones used to strike Russian targets are now manufactured locally.

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Ukraine's new 35-year-old defense minister made 2 influential Telegram bloggers his advisors for drone warfare

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Mykhailo Fedorov stands during an event.
Mykhailo Fedorov, now Ukraine's defense minister, was previously its minister for digital transformation.

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Ukraine's drone forces commander says his pilots are hitting Russians at such close range that they're 'under our feet'

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A Ukrainian drone pilot walks near his quadcopter during a training exercise.
A Ukrainian drone pilot controlles a flying drone during military training in Kyiv.

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Russia can build 500 Iranian-designed Shahed drones in a single day, Zelenskyy says

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Zelenskyy adjusts rostrum mics on stage.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivers a speech during the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos.

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A new Guinness World Record shows how Ukraine's anti-Shahed interceptor drones have room to fly even faster

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A serviceman prepares an interceptor drone of
Interceptor drones, such as this one, often feature a dome-shaped head and four propellers.

AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka

Ukraine's pay-per-kill system against Russian Shaheds helped it get 40,000 interceptor drones in a month, official says

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A Ukrainian man holds up a two-foot interceptor, which features a dome-shaped head and four propellers.
Ukrainians have been developing interceptor drones as a counter to large-scale Shahed waves.

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Ukrainian soldiers surprised a robot maker by using a drone to drop one of its bots into battle

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A black drone with mutiple rotors in the air above a grassy ground with a blue but cloudy sky
A Ukrainian unit used a drone to bring a ground robot closer to Russia's forces.

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