Ukraine built its first-ever guided glide bomb, 'Vyrivniuvach,' as a much cheaper homegrown alternative to US-made JDAMs

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A Ukrainian aircraft drops a bomb while flying.
Ukraine has built its first homegrown glide bomb, which is now ready for combat.

Ministry of Defense of Ukraine

'Thank God, I'm alive': A Russian attack tore open this Ukrainian neighborhood, but residents were quick to start picking up the pieces

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A badly damaged building in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro.
Russian missiles and drones targeted the Ukrainian city of Dnipro early Monday.

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These are the 3 drones Ukraine used to pierce Moscow's air defense gauntlet in its biggest attack yet

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Two angles of smoke billowing from an oil facility in Moscow that came under attack.
Ukraine said it had struck multiple targets in Moscow, including an oil pumping station, with its long-range drones.

Telegram/Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

We were inside a Kyiv bomb shelter as Russia's daytime drone attack turned into unrelenting overnight missile fire

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Ukrainian servicemen of a mobile antiaircraft group work on a pickup truck with a machine gun.
Ukrainian forces battled hundreds of Russian drones and missiles on Wednesday and into Thursday.

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A Ukrainian arms maker was surprised to see Russian soldiers surrender to its war robots

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A man in camouflage gear stands beside a large green robot with a weapon and in front of a big pile of dirt
Ukraine's ground robot fleet is rapidly growing and taking on more types of missions.

Serhii Mykhalchuk/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images

Ukraine is knocking down about 9 out of every 10 Russian drones bombarding it, and the UK is taking notes

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A mobile fire group of the 208th Kherson Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade demonstrates coordinated actions and available weapons, including a heavy machine gun mounted on a turret, a man-portable air defense system (MANPADS), and small arms, in the Mykolaiv region, Ukraine, on March 30, 2026.
Ukrainian forces are intercepting 90% of Russian drones, a top UK military officer said.

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The war in Ukraine is forcing a rethink of the Western obsession with 'perfect' weapons

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A man in camouflage walks down steps at the edge of a muddy trench, holding a grey drone
Ukraine is showing Western allies that they can't keep relying solely on highly advanced, perfect weaponry.

Wolfgang Schwan/Anadolu via Getty Images

Suddenly, everyone wants drone interceptors like Ukraine, but the supply isn't there

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A man in camouflage squats touching a black bullet-shaped interceptor drone
Ukraine's success with interceptor drones, as well as the new drone threat from Iran, has resulted in a lot of new interest in these defensive systems.

Serhii Korovainyi/REUTERS

Russia's new cruise missile is full of Western-made parts, Ukrainian intel says

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A screen grab captured from a video shows crews of Su-34 fighter-bombers preparing to attack Ukrainian forces in the South Donetsk direction on March 29, 2024.
A Russian fighter jet prepares for a mission to attack Ukraine.

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Satellite images reveal that Russia built out a base for a new generation of jet-powered drones

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The Tsimbulova drone base in Russia's Oryol region in April 2026.
An April 22 satellite image shows the Tsimbulova drone base in Russia.

Satellite image ©2026 Vantor.

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