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![A heavily damaged room inside a hospital in central Kherson following a Russian drone strike on November 2, 2026. (Source: Kherson City Military Administration)]( "A heavily damaged room inside a hospital in central Kherson following a Russian drone strike on November 2, 2026. (Source: Kherson City Military Administration)")
![Russian leader Vladimir Putin exits his Aurus Senat limousine during National Unity Day celebrations in Moscow, Russia, on November 4, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russian leader Vladimir Putin exits his Aurus Senat limousine during National Unity Day celebrations in Moscow, Russia, on November 4, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A Russian-used Shahed-136 (Geran-2) attack drone on display at an exhibition in Kyiv, Ukraine, May 28, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A Russian-used Shahed-136 (Geran-2) attack drone on display at an exhibition in Kyiv, Ukraine, May 28, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)")
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![A Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet on the tarmac at a military airbase. Illustrative photo. (Photo: Open source)]( "A Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet on the tarmac at a military airbase. Illustrative photo. (Photo: Open source)")
![Thermal camera footage shows a wounded Ukrainian soldier during an evacuation operation using a StarGate drone near the Russian border in November 2026. (Source: SkyFall)]( "Thermal camera footage shows a wounded Ukrainian soldier during an evacuation operation using a StarGate drone near the Russian border in November 2026. (Source: SkyFall)")
![Black smoke rises near the Samara oil pumping and dispatch station in Russia’s Samara region following a drone attack on November 2, 2026. (Source: Exilenova+)]( "Black smoke rises near the Samara oil pumping and dispatch station in Russia’s Samara region following a drone attack on November 2, 2026. (Source: Exilenova+)")
![Ukrainian serviceman Dmytro welcomes back his partner Larysa as evacuees from the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky, in southern Ukraine, arrive on October 31б 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Ukrainian serviceman Dmytro welcomes back his partner Larysa as evacuees from the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky, in southern Ukraine, arrive on October 31б 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Destroyed Russian tank. Illustrative image. (Source: Oleksandr Manukians/UNITED24 Media)]( "Destroyed Russian tank. Illustrative image. (Source: Oleksandr Manukians/UNITED24 Media)")
![People watch a fire at an oil terminal following a Ukrainian drone attack in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on October 18, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "People watch a fire at an oil terminal following a Ukrainian drone attack in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on October 18, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A Royal Air Force Protector RG1 surveillance drone undergoes flight testing at RAF Waddington, UK, February 2025. (Source: Royal Air Force)]( "A Royal Air Force Protector RG1 surveillance drone undergoes flight testing at RAF Waddington, UK, February 2025. (Source: Royal Air Force)")
![Russia Is Reshaping Air Warfare With AI Drones That Hunt Without GPS While Building Its Own Starlink]( "Russia Is Reshaping Air Warfare With AI Drones That Hunt Without GPS While Building Its Own Starlink")
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![Photo of Anastasiia Kurylo]( "Photo of Anastasiia Kurylo")
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Russia Is Reshaping Air Warfare With AI Drones That Hunt Without GPS While Building Its Own StarlinkRacing to build a next-generation arsenal, Russia is mass-producing AI-driven attack drones and developing an independent satellite-based weapons control system, all while relying on a critical lifeline of foreign parts.![Ukrainian troops of the 23rd Mechanized Brigade fire a BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system near Pokrovske, Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, May 24, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Ukrainian troops of the 23rd Mechanized Brigade fire a BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system near Pokrovske, Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, May 24, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
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![Photo of Ivan Khomenko]( "Photo of Ivan Khomenko")
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October delivered a devastating blow to Russia’s war effort, as Moscow suffered record battlefield losses while Ukrainian forces reversed its territorial gains, reclaiming more land than Russian troops managed to seize.![A Russian Pantsir-S2 air defense system fires during a military exercise. (Source: Russian media)]( "A Russian Pantsir-S2 air defense system fires during a military exercise. (Source: Russian media)")
-111f0e5095e02c02446ffed57bfb0ab1.jpeg "Photo of Roman Kohanets")
-7709f30584445449773e4f68ee61c7d1.jpeg "A Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet on the tarmac at a military airbase. Illustrative photo. (Photo: Open source)")
-0f8d2080a2965b0aeaa2945403b28a05.png "Black smoke rises near the Samara oil pumping and dispatch station in Russia’s Samara region following a drone attack on November 2, 2026. (Source: Exilenova+)")
-3d49f343dffb3e05ea82ca9b2c535e9e.jpg "Russia Is Reshaping Air Warfare With AI Drones That Hunt Without GPS While Building Its Own Starlink")
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