Ivan Khomenko
News Writer
Ivan Khomenko is a news writer for UNITED24 Media. He covers key developments in the war, providing readers with sharp, informed analysis from the front lines and beyond.
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![Thermal drone footage shows a precision strike on a building used by Russian forces near Myrnohrad. (Photo: 79th Separate Air Assault Brigade)]( "Thermal drone footage shows a precision strike on a building used by Russian forces near Myrnohrad. (Photo: 79th Separate Air Assault Brigade)")
![Members of Cuba’s elite special forces unit Avispas Negras (Black Wasps) pose during a field deployment. (Photo: Cuban Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces)]( "Members of Cuba’s elite special forces unit Avispas Negras (Black Wasps) pose during a field deployment. (Photo: Cuban Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces)")
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When US Delta Force operators breached Nicolás Maduro’s compound on January 3, they didn’t just face local resistance—they collided with the Avispas Negras, the “Black Wasps” of Cuba. Now, as Havana buries 32 of its finest officers, the secretive history and specialized arsenal of this elite praetorian guard are coming into the light.![A Leleka‑100 Ukrainian reconnaissance drone on display during a visit by Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal and Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo to an Interior Affairs exhibition in Kyiv, May 28, 2025. (Photo: Getty Images)]( "A Leleka‑100 Ukrainian reconnaissance drone on display during a visit by Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal and Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo to an Interior Affairs exhibition in Kyiv, May 28, 2025. (Photo: Getty Images)")
![Italian Eurofighter Typhoon intercepts Russian Be-200PS amphibious aircraft. January 16, 2026. (Photo: NATO Air Command)]( "Italian Eurofighter Typhoon intercepts Russian Be-200PS amphibious aircraft. January 16, 2026. (Photo: NATO Air Command)")
![A pair of Czech L-159 light combat aircraft flying in formation. (Photo: Czech Air Force)]( "A pair of Czech L-159 light combat aircraft flying in formation. (Photo: Czech Air Force)")
![Toyota High Mobility Vehicles (HMVs) secured on a transport trailer in snowy conditions, shortly before their delivery to Ukraine. (Photo: Japanese Embassy in Ukraine)]( "Toyota High Mobility Vehicles (HMVs) secured on a transport trailer in snowy conditions, shortly before their delivery to Ukraine. (Photo: Japanese Embassy in Ukraine)")
