Ukraine maintains a 1.5-to-1 FPV drone advantage over Russia, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi confirmed at the monthly meeting on unmanned systems development. In May 2026, Ukrainian unmanned systems hit nearly 180,000 confirmed enemy targets, which is 12.7% more than in April, the General Staff reports. Syrskyi also disclosed that Ukrainian droneContinue Reading
Germany’s Quantum Systems has unveiled the Pulse P19, an optionally-piloted aircraft designed to hunt drones and repel massed drone attacks, per Defense Express. The technology company already supplies Vector reconnaissance drones to Ukraine. The Pulse P19’s primary mission profile, which is hunting drones and repelling massed drone attacks, addresses exactlyContinue Reading
Ukraine remains ready to continue issuing permits for Polish exhumation work despite intensifying historical disputes between Ukraine and Poland, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi says, per Ukrinform. Exhumation work at the site of the Huta Pieniacka continues. The spokesperson added that the intensifying tension between Ukraine and Poland causesContinue Reading
Russian forces may capture Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast by the end of summer 2026, Ukrainian military observer Denys Popovych said on Radio NV. The warning comes as DeepState analysts have documented the Russian conversion of Kostiantynivka into ruins, and as Russian forces continue to consolidate in Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad. KostiantynivkaContinue Reading
The Ukrainian strike on the Chonhar Bridge, the road bridge connecting Russian-occupied Crimea to Russian-occupied mainland Ukrainian territory, halted all traffic across the crossing, Commander of Ukraine’s 1st Separate Assault Regiment Dmytro Filatov, call sign “Perun,” told Army TV. The bridge was not fully destroyed, but damage to the roadwayContinue Reading
Today, 10 June 2026, marks the 1,568th day of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine — exactly the same number of days that World War I lasted, ArmyInform observes. Russia has not achieved its strategic objectives to eliminate Ukraine, with the Kremlin’s original “Kyiv in three days” planning now four yearsContinue Reading
Belarus is finishing development of an AI-driven automated control system named “Ross”, the Belarusian State Military-Industrial Committee announces, publishing the photos of the system developed by Belarusian state defense enterprise KB Radar. It is designed to integrate electronic warfare, radio monitoring, and counter-drone capabilities into a single unified network. TheContinue Reading
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry has codified and approved the domestically produced MAC OWL “Sova” armored vehicle. It has a V-shaped armored hull, 16 mm-thick side armor, and a capacity for up to 10 electronic-warfare modules forming a defensive dome against Russian FPV kamikaze drones, Oboronka reports, citing the Defense Ministry. MAC OWL “Sova”Continue Reading
Ukrainian defense companies entering the US market face draconian US protectionist conditions, including the formation of a US legal entity and partial disclosure of technical documentation, Defense Express analyzes. The analysis comes as two Ukrainian companies — F-Drones, via the US-registered Ukrainian Defense Drones Tech Corporation (UDD), and General CherryContinue Reading
Three years after Russian forces destroyed the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant on 6 June 2023, the real death toll remains unknown. At least 34 people were killed, 80 settlements were flooded, and nearly 4,000 people were evacuated according to official figures, Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister for Reconstruction Oleksii Kuleba says.Continue Reading
A Russian FPV drone strike near a residential building in Kramatorsk on the morning of 6 June killed a man born in 1976, the Kramatorsk City Council reports. These types of drones are operated in real time, so the Russian pilot saw the target before launching the weapon at theContinue Reading
Ukraine is now Quantum Systems’ second-largest international base, with several hundred employees across local production, R&D, and product modernization. The German drone manufacturer is establishing three joint ventures with Ukrainian partners and has a Germany-funded contract to deliver 15,000 interceptor drones to Ukraine’s National Guard, the company’s deputy spokesperson, Krista-MarijaContinue Reading
Ukrainian defense companies General Cherry and STRIX have integrated a chemical accelerator into the Bullet counter-drone interceptor designed to chase down Russia’s jet-powered Shahed and Geran-4 drones. The system uses a chemical-energy booster rather than jet propulsion, integrated directly into the Bullet’s airframe, Militarnyi reports. The development addresses a speedContinue Reading