Infantry will still be fighting in muddy holes even as drones change war, British officer says

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Two men in a trench holding firearms on a grey day.
Drones are prolific in Ukraine, but much of traditional land warfare also remains.

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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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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

A NATO fighter wing showed up for front-line air patrols with drone defenses for the first time

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An EF-18 of the Spanish Air Force 15th Wing at Šiauliai Air Base in Lithuania in January 2026.
A Spanish EF-18 on the tarmac before takeoff at Šiauliai. Some elements of the image have been obscured for security reasons at the request of the Spanish Air Force.

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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.

Florent VERGNES / AFP

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

ALINA SMUTKO/REUTERS

Ukraine's elite Alpha group hit Russian ammo and oil with deep-strike drones, sparking explosions and fires, security official says

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A satellite image shows smoke and fire rising from an oil depot, amid the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, at Astakhov in the Kamensky district, Rostov Region, Russia, August 28, 2024.
An explosion at a Russian oil depot last year. Ukraine continues to target Moscow's energy sector.

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No single piece of tech is going to defeat all drone threats, new US counter-drone force commander says

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A man wearing sunglasses and a camouflage uniform carries a small black drone.
The Joint Interagency Task Force 401 recently marked its first 100 days in operation.

US Marine Corps photo by Connor Taggart

A NATO-Russia war would be bloodier than Ukraine, where 'golden hour' is already gone, officer says

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Finnish soldiers at Vuosanka near Kajaani as British soldiers train during a major exercise on NATO's border with Russia.
A senior Ukrainian officer said NATO would suffer heavy losses in a war against Russia.

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