Under threat, Ukraine’s drone schools are going to great lengths to stay off Russia's radar

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A silhouetted figure reaching up and launching a drone with other figures, the sun, and a vehicle behind them
Ukraine's drone operators are key to its fight against Russia's invasion.

PETRO ZADOROZHNYY / AFP

Ukrainian drones hit a Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker in the Mediterranean Sea for the first time, security official says

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A view of the Qendil captured by a drone over the Mediterranean Sea.
The oil tanker Qendil in the Mediterranean Sea before the attack.

Screengrab via Security Service of Ukraine video

In a first, a US Navy warship in the Middle East just launched a one-way attack drone

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A Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) successfully launches from the flight deck of the Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) while operating in the Arabian Gulf, Dec. 16.
A US warship launched a one-way attack drone for the first time this week.

US Army photo by Spc. Kayla McGuire

New tech will soon be turning Marine light vehicles into roaming drone- and aircraft-killers

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Beige military vehicles are parked in a line in the desert. They each have weapons mounted on top of them. The sky is clear blue in the background.
MADIS uses a pair of Joint Light Tactical Vehicles to track and shoot down drones and manned aircraft.

US Navy photo by Neil Mabini

Hunted by drones, Ukrainian forces hide behind darkness, bad weather, and smoke to rescue wounded troops, officer says

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A Ukrainian drone operator from the Kraken 1654 unit, call sign Imla, left, flies a Vampire drone as other soldiers watch, during a demonstration for The Associated Press, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine.
Drones are surging on the battlefield, making it more difficult for Ukraine to evacuate casualties.

AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson

Ukrainian drones struck a Russian oil platform in the Caspian Sea for the third time in a matter of days, security source says

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Oil platforms operated by Lukoil company are seen at the Korchagina oil field in the Caspian Sea, Russia, October 17, 2018. Picture taken October 17, 2018.
A Ukrainian security source said Kyiv has targeted Russian oil facilities in the Caspian Sea in recent days.

REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

Ukraine says it just carried out the first-ever underwater drone strike on a Russian submarine

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The moment a Ukrainian drone causes an explosion in the Russian port city of Novorossiysk.
Ukraine said it carried out an underwater drone attack on a Russian submarine.

Security Service of Ukraine/Screengrab via Telegram

Ukraine's special-ops buggies are fast — but dodging drones is a dangerous gamble

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Soldiers from the 3rd Operational Spartan Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine drive a buggy during a demonstration at an undisclosed location in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, on June 14, 2025.
A Ukrainian special operator said Russian drone pilots target buggy vehicles because they're known to carry elite troops.

FLORENT VERGNES/AFP via Getty Images

Who makes the best combat drone pilots? Ukrainian drone schools say it's young, tech-loving gamers and people used to staring at screens

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A mean wearing googles holds a controller in a field with a small drone flying behind him
Ukraine's drone operators have been key to its fightback against Russia.

Andriy Andriyenko/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Weapons maker says it's seeing surging European interest in new kits that turn machine guns into drone-killers

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Soldiers of the Kastuś Kalinoŭski Regiment's (Połk Kalinoŭskaha) fire support group improve rifle and tactical training.
Small arms have emerged as a means of defense against drones.

Sushchyk Kanstantsin/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images

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