Russia, Ukraine and drones
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Israel and Ukraine have used drones against their adversaries in audacious ways that have helped the Pentagon see the need for new technology.
Ukraine is fighting back against Russia with robots. An operator said they put the robots together differently depending on how they want to use them.
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The National Interest on MSNHow Drones Became Central to Ukraine’s Military StrategyKyiv has rapidly developed a formidable arsenal of indigenously manufactured drones in response to Russia’s invasion, allowing it to inflict heavy damage on Moscow.
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Drone warfare between Russia and Ukraine grows more varied and deadly. That means the infantry must adapt. Inside a storied Ukrainian brigade.
Ukraine has stabilised the lines around Pokrovsk since the turn of the year. The Russian army, blocked at the entrance to the city, is attempting a pincer movement. Magyar’s Birds, one of Ukraine’s elite drone units, has helped to slow their advances by picking off troops and supply lines up to 20km (12.4 miles) behind the front.
On June 1, using hundreds of short-range one-way attack drones smuggled deep into Russian territory, Ukraine was able to significantly damage or destroy at least 11 Russian strategic bombers as part of its Operation Spider’s Web.
Since the start of Russia’s invasion in 2022, Ukraine’s domestic intelligence agency, known as the S.B.U., has become famous for its daring covert operations, involving sabotage and assassination inside Russia.