Covert sabotage missions inside Russia aren't like 'action stories' and demand cool heads, commander says

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Service members with the Freedom of Russia Legion under the Ukrainian Army prepare to fire a mortar at a Russian military position, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Donetsk region, Ukraine, March 21, 2023.
The Freedom of Russia Legion carried out a covert operation inside Russia over the winter, destroying gas infrastructure.

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A Ukrainian drone maker says too much factory automation can be a weakness in a fast-changing war

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Quadcopter drone with a front camera is shown against a dark metallic background.
Ukraine's Frontline Robotics needs to make constant updates to its drones and weaponry, and it cuts down automation to achieve that.

Frontline Robotics

Ukraine's war drone pilots must first survive the 'Killhouse'

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A drone flies at the Killhouse Academy in Ukraine.
Ukrainians who want to learn to fly drones come to the Killhouse, an intensive training program run by the military.

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KYIV, Ukraine — The pilot was learning to hunt.

Ukraine is spilling its enemies' military secrets. Soldiers, arms makers, and foreign governments all want access.

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A destroyed Russian tank sits on a roadside near the town of Sudzha, Russia, in the Kursk region.
Ukraine has launched a new portal where soldiers, arms makers, and allies can access data from Russian military hardware.

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Ukrainian commander says the way NATO's trying to develop naval drones makes him uneasy

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An uncrewed surface vessel, attached to US Naval Forces Central Command's Task Force 59, participates in exercise Digital Talon 3.0 in the US Central Command area of responsibility.
NATO forces aren't developing naval drones the right way, a Ukrainian commander said.

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Satellite images show Russian forces throwing up smoke screens on a key Crimean bridge as Ukrainian drones target supply lines

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Several stacks of white and grey smoke rise from a bridge.
Smokescreens seen covering part of the Kerch Bridge in June.

Satellite image ©2026 Vantor

Ukraine wants naval drones that can detain ships in the Black Sea rather than sink them, commander says

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A Ukrainian Katran naval drone in an undisclosed location.
A Ukrainian commander said his naval drones could be used for policing operations in the Black Sea.

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Drone operators aren't spared from the horrors of war, and they're top targets

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A man crouches in a muddy trench holding a grey drone
Ukraine's drone pilots are hunted by Russia and at risk just like other soldiers.

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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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