Russian soldiers are most vulnerable when moving about during the long winter nights, but Ukraine's drone pilots often don't have the gear to hit them

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A Ukrainian soldier stands in the snow and looks through binoculars with a blue sky and an armed soldier behind him
Ukrainian soldiers look at the sky in search for a nearby Russian drone at the Bakhmut frontline, Ukraine, in January 2024.

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Ukrainian forces are using 'flocks' of FPV drones led by 'queen' drone to attack Russian positions, soldier says

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Ukrainian serviceman launches a kamikaze FPV drone at a front line near the city of Bakhmut.
Ukrainian serviceman launches a kamikaze FPV drone at a front line near the city of Bakhmut.

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Ukraine war footage captures a different kind of exploding drone driving for miles on a suicide mission to blow up a bridge

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Ukrainian militaries are training with hand grenades on Lyman direction on April 8, 2023, in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
Ukrainian militaries training with hand grenades on Lyman direction on April 8, 2023, in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.

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Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt quietly created a company called White Stork, which plans to build AI-powered attack drones, report says

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Eric Schmidt was the CEO of Google until 2011.

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Russian forces 'are constantly replenished' no matter how many get taken out, Ukrainian commander says

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Ukrainian soldiers on the Dnipro River
Ukrainian soldiers on the Dnipro River in the Kherson region of Ukraine.

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Drones in Ukraine have the same problem cell phones do in cold winter weather, giving pilots less time to hunt

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Ukrainian soldiers prepare a long range drone in the snow
Ukrainian soldiers prepare a long range drone near the Bakhmut frontline in Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast on January 12, 2024.

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Ukraine is being forced into a new era of drone warfare as its basic models succumb to Russian jamming

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Four Ukrainian military members stand under a small drone with an attached bomb under a blue sky
Ukrainian military members learn to fly drones with bombs attached in May 2023 in Ukraine's Lviv region.

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Ukraine says one of its 'FrankenSAM' air-defense weapons just recorded its first kill

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Ukrainian air defense intercepts a Shahed drone mid-air in Kyiv on May 30, 2023.
Ukrainian air defense intercepts a Shahed drone mid-air in Kyiv on May 30, 2023. Image used for illustration purposes only.

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Iran's new jet-powered exploding drones in Russian hands could put even more stress on Ukraine's best air defenses

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Footage shows Ukrainian forces shooting down a Shahed-136/131 drone on Dec. 31, 2023.
Footage shows Ukrainian forces shooting down a Shahed-136/131 drone on Dec. 31, 2023.

Screengrab via Telegram/Lt. Gen. Mykola Oleschuk, commander of Ukraine's air force

Goal! Drones replace balls in 'drone soccer' at CES

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Drone soccer made its debut at the Consumer Technology Association show in Las Vegas. Participants hope it inspires youth to learn to fly drones.

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