War in Ukraine
![Fire burns at the Lukoil refinery in Kstovo, Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region, following a Ukrainian drone strike on May 20, 2026. (Source: Exilenova+)]( "Fire burns at the Lukoil refinery in Kstovo, Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region, following a Ukrainian drone strike on May 20, 2026. (Source: Exilenova+)")
![Ukrainian servicemen operate a MIM-23 Hawk air defense launcher during combat duty in the Mykolaiv region on March 30, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Ukrainian servicemen operate a MIM-23 Hawk air defense launcher during combat duty in the Mykolaiv region on March 30, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Ukrainian servicemen drive on an armored vehicle along a road covered with an anti-drone mesh corridor on May 17, 2026 in Druzhkivka, Donetsk region. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Ukraine Recaptures 400 Sq Km of Territory After Russian Starlink Terminals Suddenly Go Dark")
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![Litavr high-speed interceptor drone developed by F-DRONES.]( "Litavr high-speed interceptor drone developed by F-DRONES stands on the ground before launch, May 2026. (Source: Army Media)")
![Destroyed Russian armored vehicle.]( "Illustrative image. Destroyed Russian armored vehicle. (Source: UNITED24 Media/Oleksandr Manukians)")
![Ukrainian soldiers ride in a pickup trailer. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Ukraine Aims to Inflict 200 Russian Casualties for Every Sq Km of Advance, Fedorov Says")
![Ukrainian Army soldiers use a 105mm American M101 Howitzer artillery piece on Ukraines northeastern frontline with Russia, on January 18, 2025 north of Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Ukrainian Army soldiers use a 105mm American M101 Howitzer artillery piece on Ukraines northeastern frontline with Russia, on January 18, 2025 north of Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Russian leader Vladimir Putin welcomes Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 8, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russian leader Vladimir Putin welcomes Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 8, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Consequences of the attack on Dnipro. (Source: Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration)]( "Russian Strike Hits Dnipro Apartment Buildings Leaving 19 Civilians Wounded")
![Thermal footage captures the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) strike on a Russian FSB headquarters and a Pantsir-S1 system. (Source: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy)]( "Thermal footage captures the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) strike on a Russian FSB headquarters and a Pantsir-S1 system. (Source: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy)")
![Members of Ukrainian Armed Forces are seen during their shooting training with heavy weapons in the areas close to the frontline in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on April 20, 2023.]( "Members of Ukrainian Armed Forces are seen during their shooting training with heavy weapons in the areas close to the frontline in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on April 20, 2023. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Partisan movement ATESH targeted a locomotive used in oil transportation in Saint Petersburg, Russia. (Source: ATESH)]( "ATESH Claims Sabotage of Oil Transport Locomotive in Saint Petersburg, Disrupting Fuel Logistics")
![air defense Ukraine strategy Russian missile attacks drone interception]( "How Ukraine Plans to Intercept 95% of Russian Air Threats: Inside Kyiv’s Defense Strategy")
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![Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi]( "Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi")
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Ukraine’s Defense Ministry says it is building an air defense system capable of intercepting 95% of Russia’s airborne threats. Early results are already visible: interceptor drones have doubled their success rate against Shaheds in just four months, while low-cost anti-Shahed missiles are now entering testing.
-0c456ea587295efd08adb949d6c1f3c4.jpg "Litavr high-speed interceptor drone developed by F-DRONES stands on the ground before launch, May 2026. (Source: Army Media)")
-c439b7bd9030ecf9d5a4287dc361ba31.jpg "Photo of Katherina Popilnichenko")
-72b63a4e0c8c475ad81fe3eed3f63729.jpeg "Photo of Cyril Barabaltchouk")
-22ed3152d3f8df094407c49d5cceb0de.jpg "ATESH Claims Sabotage of Oil Transport Locomotive in Saint Petersburg, Disrupting Fuel Logistics")
-29a1a43aba23f9bb779a1ac8b98d2121.jpeg "Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi")
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