A Ukrainian donation drive built an 'Army of Drones' and picked up an unusual system called a 'Shahed Hunter' for Kyiv's forces

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A Ukrainian soldier launches FlyEye WB Electronics SA, a Polish reconnaissance drone, which is in service with the Ukrainian army, in Kyiv region, Ukraine, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022.
A Ukrainian soldier launches FlyEye WB Electronics SA, a Polish reconnaissance drone, which is in service with the Ukrainian army, in Kyiv region, Ukraine, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022.

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Homemade exploding Ukrainian drones are carrying bombs held on with zip ties and tape — and can't even be landed safely once launched

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A Ukrainian soldier loads dummy grenades on a drone for target practice in the region of Dnipro, Ukraine, on April 18, 2023.
The makeshift drones are small in size but cheap, easy to make, and deadly.

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Ukrainians with cellphones and machine guns are forcing Russia to change how it launches its drone attacks

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Ukraine national guard soldiers troops anti-aircraft
Anti-aircraft gunners with an air-defense unit of Ukraine's National Guard on a combat mission in August.

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Ukraine has trained an army of 10,000 drone pilots ahead of anticipated counteroffensive, minister says

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Ukrainian servicemen fly a drone on the outskirts of Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine on December 30, 2022.

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Ukraine's military says it shot down one of its own drones near the capital after it 'lost control' of the aircraft

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An explosion of a drone is seen in the sky over the city during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine May 4, 2023.
An explosion of a drone is seen in the sky over the city during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine May 4, 2023.

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Drones launched against Ukraine overnight had 'for Moscow' and 'for the Kremlin' written on them, says Ukraine military

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An image shared by Operational Command “South," which it said showed a Russian drone fired at Odessa.

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Details in the drone incident the Kremlin says aimed to assassinate Putin 'don't quite add up.' Experts have 3 theories on what happened.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin holding a piece of paper.
Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow on April 6, 2023.

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Russia's Iranian-made drones are powered by German technology stolen 17 years ago, experts say

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The wreckage of what Kyiv has described as an Iranian Shahed drone downed near Kupiansk, Ukraine.
The wreckage of what Kyiv has described as an Iranian Shahed drone downed near Kupiansk, Ukraine.

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A weird, purple flying QR code made of drones appeared in the sky over London for no obvious reason

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A series of images showing drones forming the shape of a QR code over London's river Thames on April 26, 2023.
A series of images showing drones forming the shape of a QR code over London's river Thames on April 26, 2023.

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Russia's military has been preparing for a drone-filled battlefield, and even its cooks are being trained to shoot them down

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Russian army cook Vostok
A Russian army chef with officers at the Vostok 2018 exercise in Russia's Far East in September 2018.

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