#Combat Drones

Ukrainian Armed Forces targeted the Alabuga Special Economic Zone in Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan, one of the country’s main production hubs for Shahed-136 suicide drones—also known by their Russian name, Geran-2. But what made this latest strike stand out wasn’t just the location—it was the weapon.

Ukraine’s June 9 deep strike on the Savasleyka airbase in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region has not only damaged valuable Russian aircraft—it may have dealt a serious blow to Moscow’s ability to field MiG-31K jets equipped for Kinzhal hypersonic missiles.

Ukraine’s underwater warfare game is surfacing—quietly and with a big payload. For example, “Marichka”: a six-meter-long, stealthy, multi-purpose undersea drone designed to do just one thing—make sure Russian ships, bridges, and fortifications have very bad mornings. Built by Ukrainian defense startup AMMO, this sleek black torpedo-shaped machine is a prototype that’s already causing serious buzz.