This run-down town is the launchpad for the superweapon Putin used to attack Ukraine

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Russia fired its Oreshnik ballistic missiles at Ukraine from a restricted zone in the country's southeast. Residents who live nearby said they know nothing about the launch site.
Russia fired Oreshnik ballistic missiles at Ukraine from a restricted zone in the country's southeast. Residents who live nearby said they know little about the launch site.

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Ukraine's new mid-range strike drones are turning Russia's once-safe rear areas into new kill zones

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A man in khaki and camouflage clothing sits under a blue sky, holding a controller, wearing a balaclava and goggles
Ukraine is targeting a new distance from the frontline with drones and says it's causing big issues for Russia.

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Russia is turning more of its Shaheds into operator-guided drones that can hunt moving targets and dodge defenses

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A Russian Shahed drone filmed by Ukrainian air defenses.
Russia is converting a growing number of Shahed drones from one-way attack drones into operator-guided aircraft.

47th Mechanized Brigade via Ministry of Defense of Ukraine/Screengrab

Russia once saved drones for bigger targets. Now they're so cheap it'll send as many as 15 after just one Ukrainian soldier.

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A man in camouflage gear stands with his back turned and holding a small drone while standing on snowy and muddy ground under a cloudy sky
The growing number and cheap cost of drones mean Russia can send more after every Ukrainian soldier.

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Russia is arming attack drones with new electronic defenses to fight off Ukrainian interceptors

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Ukrainian soldiers prepare to launch an interceptor drone during an air defense operation near the Donetsk front line on May 12, 2026.
Russia is arming Shaheds with electronic warfare to make them more survivable against Ukrainian interceptor drones.

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Russia says its new anti-drone turret fires programmable rounds that calculate when to explode

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Ukrainian soldiers of the 127th Heavy Mechanized Brigade carry a Heavy Shot UAV across a field in May 2026.
As drones like this Ukrainian Heavy Shot swarm the battlefield, Russia says it's making a new turret to shoot them down with programmable airburst rounds.

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Ukraine says Russia is using a new jet-powered attack drone in response to its interceptors

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A Ukrainian soldier returns an interceptor drone after a test flight near Kyiv.
Ukraine said Monday that its interceptor drones have led to the emergence of Russian jet-powered drones.

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Ukraine wants Russia to pay for every square kilometer it takes with at least 200 losses — and it's been hitting its number

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A CAESAR self-propelled howitzer crew of the 148th Artillery Brigade fires toward enemy lines from a concealed position as soldiers nearby watch the sky for hostile FPV drones, near Pokrovsk, Donetsk Region, Ukraine on January 11, 2026.
Ukrainian forces fire at Russian positions from a self-propelled howitzer.

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Ukraine is testing out cheap new interceptor missiles to battle Russia's jet-powered attack drones

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A Russian-made Geran-2 is displayed along with destroyed Russian tanks and equipment on Mykhailivska Square in Kyiv.
Ukraine is developing cheap interceptor missiles to battle Russian attack drones.

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Russian fighter jets flew so close to a British spy plane that they disabled its autopilot, UK says

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A Russian fighter jet above the Black Sea in April.
Russian fighter jets flew within meters of an RAF spy plane last month.

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