Inside Ukraine's secret drone campaign destroying sites deep in Russia

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A technician with Ukraine's military intelligence agency, the GUR, prepares a Liutyi attack drone for a strike well inside Russia.
A technician with Ukraine's military intelligence agency, the GUR, prepares a Liutyi attack drone for a strike well inside Russia.

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Ukrainian troops are losing days just getting to their positions in the kill zone. It's when they're most at risk.

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Soldiers from the 141st Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Land Forces, armed with rifles, walk along a road on the front line, March 19, 2026.
Drones have created a kill zone around the front line where any movement risks an attack.

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Ukrainian operators say troops don't need a bunch of different war robots. They need more services.

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A serviceman of the 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade 'Kholodnyi Yar' walks past a Ukrainian ground robotic system (UGV).
Ukrainian ground robot operators say they need more services for their platforms.

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Ukrainian soldiers have been ditching combat boots for what they call 'tactical Crocs' when they're off the front lines

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A hand holds up a pair of khaki rubber shoes with breathing holes in them against a set of wooden shelves that have a grey drone on them
Changing footwear is key for Ukrainian soldiers.

Dmytro "Liber" Zhluktenko

New tech and tactics are giving Ukraine rare momentum against Russia

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A man wearing khaki and a helmet stands in a field at night as a large piece of weaponry fires in front of him, creating clouds of orange smoke
Ukraine is getting a new upper hand on the battlefield.

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A top NATO commander says the West can no longer count on its homelands staying safe in future wars

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A large green missile system on wheels on a road in front of an ornate red building with people in military dress standing in a line
The West's recent conflicts have allowed home countries to stay safe and removed from attacks. That's not guaranteed in the future.

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A top Ukrainian interceptor drone maker learned that faster isn't always better when hunting Russian Shaheds

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The "Sting" is among Ukraine's most popular interceptor drones.

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Russia wrapped a whole building in an anti-drone cage, satellite imagery shows. Ukraine fired on it with cruise missiles.

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The VNIIR Progress plant in Cheboksary, Russia, on May 21.
Anti-drone cage armor surrounding the Cheboksary plant in May.

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The front-line drone 'kill zone' is widening, up to 50 km in some areas. Officials say 'it's a dead zone.'

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Three men in camouflage gear in a small, dark indoor location look at a screen that has aerial footage on it
The front lines are so saturated with drones that it has created a "kill zone" where anything can be destroyed.

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Ukraine is turning heavy bomber drones into supply haulers as front-line logistics become too dangerous for humans

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Ukrainians carry a Perun drone before launching it at a training range.
Heavy bomber drones are increasingly being used for logistics missions.

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