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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![US-made MaxxPro armored vehicle fitted with anti-drone mesh screens inside a Ukrainian military repair facility. (Source: 146th Separate Repair and Recovery Regiment)]( "US-made MaxxPro armored vehicle fitted with anti-drone mesh screens inside a Ukrainian military repair facility. (Source: 146th Separate Repair and Recovery Regiment)")
![Russia’s Project 20380 corvette Grozny during its launch ceremony at the Amur Shipbuilding Plant on October 23, 2026. (Source: Russian Ministry of Defense)]( "Russia’s Project 20380 corvette Grozny during its launch ceremony at the Amur Shipbuilding Plant on October 23, 2026. (Source: Russian Ministry of Defense)")
![Russia’s upgraded Geran-5 K5-K cruise missile lies in a field in Ukraine’s Odesa region after crashing. (Source: Kurs Odessa)]( "Russia’s upgraded Geran-5 K5-K cruise missile lies in a field in Ukraine’s Odesa region after crashing. (Source: Kurs Odessa)")
![A Ukrainian drone operator from the 41st Mechanized Brigade inside a red-lit dugout. (Source: 41st Mechanized Brigade)]( "A Ukrainian drone operator from the 41st Mechanized Brigade inside a red-lit dugout. (Source: 41st Mechanized Brigade)")
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Ukraine’s expanding use of battlefield drones is reshaping the war against Russia, with unmanned systems now responsible for an average of more than 1,000 Russian soldiers killed or wounded every day in 2026.![Taufiq Muhammad, an Indonesian national recruited into the Russian military and killed during his first combat engagement in Ukraine’s Donetsk region. (Source: HUR)]( "Taufiq Muhammad, an Indonesian national recruited into the Russian military and killed during his first combat engagement in Ukraine’s Donetsk region. (Source: HUR)")
![A German Bundeswehr soldier holds the new Heckler & Koch G95 assault rifle at the Grafenwöhr training area in Germany on December 4, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A German Bundeswehr soldier holds the new Heckler & Koch G95 assault rifle at the Grafenwöhr training area in Germany on December 4, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)")
-404494d5a8efc7d69cc95de5faa987fd.webp "Taufiq Muhammad, an Indonesian national recruited into the Russian military and killed during his first combat engagement in Ukraine’s Donetsk region. (Source: HUR)")
