#Ukraine

When Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022, Ukraine was expected to be overwhelmed by Moscow’s far larger army. Instead, Kyiv responded with ingenuity, turning to drones and other improvised technologies to offset its disadvantages. Three and a half years later, these innovations have not only reshaped the battlefield in Ukraine but are forcing Europe to confront how quickly the economics of war are changing. 

Russia launched an intense overnight airstrike, firing waves of missiles, Shahed drones, and Kinzhal hypersonic weapons at cities across Ukraine, striking energy facilities and residential areas, injuring dozens of civilians—including children—and killing one person, triggering nationwide power outages.