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![An operator tests WeTrueGun’s custom GTA V-based FPV drone simulator designed for urban combat training scenarios. (Source: WeTrueGun)]( "An operator tests WeTrueGun’s custom GTA V-based FPV drone simulator designed for urban combat training scenarios. (Source: WeTrueGun)")
![“‘Moscow Never Sleeps’ written on a Ukrainian strike drone shown by Unmanned Systems Forces commander Robert Brovdi ‘Madyar.’ (Source: Robert Brovdi / Telegram)”]( "“‘Moscow Never Sleeps’ written on a Ukrainian strike drone shown by Unmanned Systems Forces commander Robert Brovdi ‘Madyar.’ (Source: Robert Brovdi / Telegram)”")
![Thermal view of unguided rockets launched from a Ukrainian FP-2 drone during a strike on a Russian Black Sea Fleet communications node near Myrne in occupied Crimea on May 17, 2026. (Source: Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces)]( "Thermal view of unguided rockets launched from a Ukrainian FP-2 drone during a strike on a Russian Black Sea Fleet communications node near Myrne in occupied Crimea on May 17, 2026. (Source: Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces)")
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![Russian assault group moving through a gas pipeline during an infiltration attempt in the Zaporizhzhia region. (Source: 65th Separate Mechanized Brigade)]( "Russian assault group moving through a gas pipeline during an infiltration attempt in the Zaporizhzhia region. (Source: 65th Separate Mechanized Brigade)")
![Damaged Russian Project 10410 patrol ship in Kaspiisk, Dagestan, following a Ukrainian drone strike. (Source: Madyar/Screenshot)]( "Damaged Russian Project 10410 patrol ship in Kaspiisk, Dagestan, following a Ukrainian drone strike. (Source: Madyar/Screenshot)")
![Aftermath of the drone attack on Moscow, May 17, 2026. (Photo: Open source)]( "Aftermath of the drone attack on Moscow, May 17, 2026. (Photo: Open source)")
![Rescuers work near damaged residential buildings following a large-scale Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv, Ukraine, May 14, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Rescuers work near damaged residential buildings following a large-scale Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv, Ukraine, May 14, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Burning communication equipment reportedly damaged during an Atesh sabotage operation in the Moscow region. (Source: Atesh/Telegram)]( "Burning communication equipment reportedly damaged during an Atesh sabotage operation in the Moscow region. (Source: Atesh/Telegram)")
![Fire and smoke rise during a drone attack on Moscow region, Russia, on May 17, 2026. (Source: Exilenova/Telegram)]( "Fire and smoke rise during a drone attack on Moscow region, Russia, on May 17, 2026. (Source: Exilenova/Telegram)")
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Nearly 600 Ukrainian strike drones targeted Moscow and key Russian military-industrial facilities overnight in what became one of the largest aerial attacks on Russian territory since the start of the full-scale war, hitting microelectronics plants, fuel infrastructure, missile-related enterprises, and areas near the Russian capital.![Illustrative image. Destroyed Russian military equipment. (Source: UNITED24 Media/Oleksandr Manukians)]( "Illustrative image. Destroyed Russian military equipment. (Source: UNITED24 Media/Oleksandr Manukians)")
![Illustrative render of Ukraine’s proposed Kilchen air defense missile launcher system. (Source: UNITED24 Media)]( "Illustrative render of Ukraine’s proposed Kilchen air defense missile launcher system. (Source: UNITED24 Media)")
![Rare Russian Be-200 amphibious aircraft moments before Ukrainian drone strike, May 15, 2025. (Source: Brovdi.Art/Facebook)]( "Rare Russian Be-200 amphibious aircraft moments before Ukrainian drone strike, May 15, 2025. (Source: Brovdi.Art/Facebook)")
![Ukrainian forensic teams transfer repatriated remains during a return operation on May 16, 2026. (Source: Security Service of Ukraine)]( "Ukrainian forensic teams transfer repatriated remains during a return operation on May 16, 2026. (Source: Security Service of Ukraine)")
-1bc393f518194a6745c8a8292c84ff95.jpg "“‘Moscow Never Sleeps’ written on a Ukrainian strike drone shown by Unmanned Systems Forces commander Robert Brovdi ‘Madyar.’ (Source: Robert Brovdi / Telegram)”")
-aabe3326635733b3017a2b65d332b5ca.jpeg "Aftermath of the drone attack on Moscow, May 17, 2026. (Photo: Open source)")
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