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![Cars move along a road covered with an anti-drone net in the Kharkiv region, on February 2, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Cars move along a road covered with an anti-drone net in the Kharkiv region, on February 2, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Illustration of the Kremlin dome surrounded by drone strike imagery and symbolic blast effects. (Source: Oleksandr Manukians / UNITED24 Media)]( "Illustration of the Kremlin dome surrounded by drone strike imagery and symbolic blast effects. (Source: Oleksandr Manukians / UNITED24 Media)")
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For most Russians, the war once felt distant—something happening hundreds of kilometers away in Ukraine. That changed in May 2023, when drones exploded above the Kremlin itself.![A stillframe from SKIFTECH’s “Minus Drone” VR simulator, designed to train Ukrainian soldiers to shoot down FPV drones. (Source: SKIFTECH)]( "A stillframe from SKIFTECH’s “Minus Drone” VR simulator, designed to train Ukrainian soldiers to shoot down FPV drones. (Source: SKIFTECH)")
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![Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace in Paris on March 13, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace in Paris on March 13, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Odesa Port on Ukraine’s Black Sea coast. illustrative photo. (Source: International Institute for Sustainable Development)]( "Odesa Port on Ukraine’s Black Sea coast. illustrative photo. (Source: International Institute for Sustainable Development)")
![German-made Haenel HLR 338 sniper rifle equipped with Steiner optics during an Army Media demonstration. (Source: Army Media)]( "German-made Haenel HLR 338 sniper rifle equipped with Steiner optics during an Army Media demonstration. (Source: Army Media)")
![Grachonok-class anti-saboteur ship P-471 “Vladimir Nosov.”]( "Grachonok-class anti-saboteur ship P-471 “Vladimir Nosov.”")
![Russian soldier gets hit by a Ukrainian drone allegedly equipped with an AI system to recognize faces.]( "A Russian soldier gets hit by a Ukrainian drone allegedly equipped with an AI system to recognize faces and heat signatures. (Source: Russian media)")
![Anti-drone netting covers the bridge of a Russian FSB Project 22460 “Okhotnik” patrol ship. (Source: Russian milblogger channel)]( "Anti-drone netting covers the bridge of a Russian FSB Project 22460 “Okhotnik” patrol ship. (Source: Russian milblogger channel)")
![Two-seat Su-57 fighter variant reportedly undergoing early testing in Russia. (Source: Fighterbomber)]( "Two-seat Su-57 fighter variant reportedly undergoing early testing in Russia. (Source: Fighterbomber)")
![Pensioners queue outside the post office to withdraw their monthly payouts in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, which is temporarily occupied by Russian forces, on July 18, 2022. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Pensioners queue outside the post office to withdraw their monthly payouts in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, which is temporarily occupied by Russian forces, on July 18, 2022. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Aftermath of a Russian drone strike on a Chinese-owned cargo vessel in the Black Sea, May 18, 2026. (Source: Ukrainian Navy)]( "Aftermath of a Russian drone strike on a Chinese-owned cargo vessel in the Black Sea, May 18, 2026. (Source: Ukrainian Navy)")
![Servicemen of the First Presidential National Guard Brigade of Ukraine BUREVIY (Storm) during a practical exercise at a training ground in northern Ukraine, November 3, 2023. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Servicemen of the First Presidential National Guard Brigade of Ukraine BUREVIY (Storm) during a practical exercise at a training ground in northern Ukraine, November 3, 2023. (Source: Getty Images)")
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