Ukraine's special ops forces say they just scored a battlefield first: taking out a Russian helicopter with a 'deep strike' drone

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A helicopter in the air above grass with trees in the foreground and backgraound and a grey sky
Helicopters like the Soviet-era Mi-8 have been key for both Russia and Ukraine, but have been very vulnerable.

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Russia's new jet-powered strikes are testing Ukraine, but few of these weapons are actually in play, officials say

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Officers of the Kharkiv regional prosecutor's office cover the carbon fiber remains of a Russian-made drone.
Russia has been using new weapons powered by jet engines to strike Ukraine.

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Ukraine's digital war tool cut the time between finding and striking Russian targets from days to minutes

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Soldiers from an artillery crew of the Striletskyi special forces police battalion of the Main Department of the National Police in Zaporizhzhia region fire a 122-mm howitzer D-30 at the positions of Russian troops in the Pokrovsk direction in Donetsk region, Ukraine, November 20, 2025.
Ukraine's Delta battlefield management system has reduced its targeting cycle.

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Ukraine wants to build a missile market like it did with drones, top tech official says

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Workers inspect a Flamingo cruise missile at Fire Point's secret factory in Ukraine on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025.
Ukraine recently unveiled its long-range Flamingo cruise missile.

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Russia's unjammable drones are now long-range, and Ukraine's logistics are in danger

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A drone armed with a warhead is flown as pilots of the 28th mechanised brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine test a fibre optic FPV drone with RPG munition on June 18, 2025 near Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Region, Ukraine.
Russia has introduced long-range fiber-optic drones to the battlefield, a top Ukrainian official said.

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Ukraine's 'Amazon for war' will soon let soldiers buy weapons with points earned for evacuating wounded comrades

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Evacuation robot THeMIS seen on a dusty road during the field tests.
Ukraine will soon award points to soldiers who evacuate their wounded comrades with ground robots.

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Satellite imagery captures destruction at Russia's new drone base after a massive Ukrainian attack

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Donetsk airport on November 8.
Russia converted the Donetsk airport into a drone base.

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Ukraine's first 'drone wall' is about to see action combating menacing Russian threats, its Western maker says

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A Russian-made Shahed drone at the Ammunition graveyard, which serves as storage for physical evidence of Russian war crimes against Kharkiv's civilian population, according to the Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office, at an undisclosed location in Kharkiv in April of 2025.
Atreyd's drone wall will be used against Russian Shahed-type systems.

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A Ukrainian arms maker built a machine gun turret to fight Russian helicopters and jets. Now it'll battle small drones.

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A Predator turret is seen on a Ukrainian naval drone.
The Predator turret on a Ukrainian naval drone.

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The West is starting to wake up to the drone threat — and just how unprepared it is, DroneShield CEO says

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An Airbus A319 from Brussels Airlines flies over a sign that reads 'No Drone Zone' placed near the Brussels-National Airport in Steenokkerzeel, Belgium.
An Airbus A319 from Brussels Airlines flies over a sign that reads 'No Drone Zone' placed near the Brussels-National Airport in Steenokkerzeel, Belgium.

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