#Drone warfare

For over thirty years, Russia has ranked as one of the world’s deadliest places for journalists, long known for targeted murders and suspicious “accidents.” The danger has now moved to the battlefield itself, where Russian forces deliberately kill media workers in Ukraine with drones—acts that constitute war crimes. Here, we cover the latest examples of this systematic campaign.

Russia’s drone war is undergoing a major shift as Moscow begins moving away from disposable UAVs and toward a new generation of reusable strike and interceptor drones. But in reality, Russia is playing catch-up. Ukraine was the first to pivot toward heavy, reusable attack drones earlier in the war—a shift that forced Moscow to adapt.