A Ukrainian female soldier flies one of the war’s heaviest drones and has twice turned down a promotion to keep doing it. “Tsyhancha” went from FPV operator to piloting the Heavy Shot bomber in the 125th Separate Heavy Mechanized Brigade, which told her story on social media. She decided toContinue Reading
The head of Ukraine’s state defense conglomerate is out. Herman Smetanin announced on social media that he is leaving the post of director general of Ukroboronprom, the state joint-stock company that groups roughly 100 enterprises producing missiles, drones, armored vehicles, and ammunition. The resignation follows the Vyshneve tragedy. On 6Continue Reading
A Russian drone killed a man driving his car in Kharkiv Oblast. The strike hit a Peugeot on the Zolochiv-Maksymivka road near the village of Berezivka in Bohodukhiv raion on the evening of 14 July, killing the 61-year-old driver, the Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor’s Office said on Telegram. The drone wasContinue Reading
Exclusives Ukraine’s premier listed a record year to the parliament that dismissed her. No one in Kyiv has said why. Her own farewell leaves out the name that would explain it. Hungary swapped its pro-Russian prime minister. Yet it is still slowing Ukraine’s path to the EU.. Hungary has allowedContinue Reading
Ukraine put a machine gun on an occupied beach without putting a man on it. Soldiers of the 123rd Territorial Defense Brigade have landed a ground robotic complex on the Russian-held shore of the Kinburn Spit in Mykolaiv Oblast, the brigade’s 1st unmanned systems battalion “Zhakh z Nebes” (Terror fromContinue Reading
Exclusives One Russian ship every 112 minutes for a week: Ukraine hits 14 more vessels as total tally nears 100. The Unmanned Systems Forces put July’s running total at 91 vessels, with the live scoreboard still updating as reports get verified. Military Ukraine says Russia’s Alabuga workers, including minors, areContinue Reading
Europe’s future defense architecture must reach past the EU’s borders. Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto told La Stampa that it should be genuinely continental and include partnerships with Britain, Norway, Switzerland, Moldova, the Western Balkans, Türkiye, and Ukraine, Türkiye Today reports. He is one data point in a recruitment system that has pulled atContinue Reading
Francis realized he had joined the Russian army when they handed him a uniform. The 35-year-old Kenyan, an electrical engineer by training, had signed what he believed was a contract for security guard work in Russia, he told Ukrainian journalist Dmytro Karpenko in an interview after his capture. He isContinue Reading
The European Commission officially recommended terminating the €2 million grant to the Venice Biennale due to the reopening of Russia’s pavilion. European Commission Vice President Henna Virkkunen announced the recommendation on X. Russia’s aggression has nothing to do with art and culture. Ukrainian Ministry of Culture data shows that theContinue Reading
Ukraine needs a minimum of 2,000 PAC-3 interceptors per year to defeat Russian ballistic missiles. Ukrainian military-political analyst Oleksandr Kovalenko from the Informational Resistance group said on Espreso TV that Ukraine’s requirement is 2,000 PAC-3 per year, against Russia’s production of the 9M723 ballistic missile for the Iskander-M complex atContinue Reading
Ukraine is the first state to fund combat humanoid robots as a separate category in defense procurement. Ukraine’s Brave1 defense cluster has opened a grant competition for developing domestic bipedal humanoid robots designed exclusively for military tasks, Tech Times reports. The decision creates a doctrinal precedent that other armed forcesContinue Reading
Australia is testing a reconnaissance drone that Ukraine has hardened for combat use. The Australian Army tested the Vector AI reconnaissance drone during Southern Jackaroo exercises at the Townsville training ground in Queensland, Defense-Blog reports. The Vector AI is made by German company Quantum Systems, which has made Ukraine itsContinue Reading
Ukraine’s air defenses achieved an 89% interception rate in June, but only 40% against ballistic missiles. Ukraine’s Defense Ministry reported that of 6,000 Russian attack drones and missiles launched in June, air defense intercepted 5,300. The performance follows a documented trend. Ukraine climbed to 90% interception in March 2026 asContinue Reading