Ukrainian soldiers armed with scissors say they cut any fiber-optic drone cable they see — even if it might be their own

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A hand holds thin pale wires above a grassy ground
Fiber-optic drones can't be jammed, but can be stopped by destroying the cables that control them.

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Ukraine's drone war showed the West it needs to view small drones less like prized gear and more like expendable ammo

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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
Ukraine's allies want to learn as much as possible from how it's conducting drone warfare.

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Ukrainian strikes hit a Russian explosive materials plant 1,000 miles away and a major Black Sea oil terminal, security official says

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Ukrainian service members of the 14th Unmanned Aerial Systems Regiment stand next to a deep strike unmanned aerial vehicle before its launch toward Russian territory, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, undisclosed date, 2025.
Ukraine has used long-range drones to carry out strikes against targets deep inside Russia.

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Working with Ukrainian troops convinced this elite British Army infantry battalion to go all in on drones

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A man in camouflage gear runs on a muddy and snowy field while holding a grey drone in the sky, under a grey sky and with a few trees behind him
Drones have been hugely influential for Ukraine, and allies like the UK are paying attention.

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Ukraine is feeding intel to Patriot interceptor makers as Russia mixes up its missile attacks, lawmaker says

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The Ukrainian Air Force's F-16 fighter jets fly over a Patriot Air and Missile Defense System in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, Sunday, August 4, 2024.
Western countries have sent multiple Patriot batteries to Ukraine since the full-scale invasion began.

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Ukraine says its drones hit nearly 1,100 miles into Russia in one of its deepest strikes, security official says

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A Ukrainian service member of the 14th Unmanned Aerial Systems Regiment prepares a deep strike unmanned aerial vehicle before its launch toward Russian territory, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, undisclosed date, 2025.
A Ukrainian soldier prepares a long-range drone.

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The new US Army drone course is teaching soldiers that drones aren't always the right weapon

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Two men in green camouflage gear walk across a snowy field holding a large grey drone, with a grey sky and trees behind them.
The proliferation of drones in Ukraine and other conflicts has pushed the US Army to create new drone warfare training.

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Ukraine showed a British unit that it needs to 3D-print drone parts and be able to do it close to the fight

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Multiple arms hold the grey shape of a drone body, with one person wearing camouflage clothing visible
Ukrainian soldiers are 3D printing drone bodies, parts, and bombs, and the UK is paying attention.

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Ukraine's interceptor drones are being upgraded all the time to keep pace with Russia's changing tactics

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The view of a Russian attack drone as seen from a camera on a Ukrainian interceptor drone.
A Ukrainian interceptor drone hunts down a Russian attack drone.

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Ukrainian soldiers battling a brutal winter are wrapping drone batteries in heated shoe insoles to keep them warm in flight

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Soldiers from a UAS crew of the Striletskyi special forces police battalion of the National Police in the Zaporizhzhia region assemble a Ukrainian GARA drone before a combat mission in the Pokrovsky direction, Donetsk region, Ukraine, on January 23, 2026.
Ukrainian forces are wrapping drone batteries in heated shoe insoles to keep them warm.

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