War in Ukraine
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![An Aster 30 B1NT missile. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Ukraine and France Expand Air Defense Cooperation With Focus on Aster-30 Missiles")
![Commander of Ukraine's Unmanned Forces, Robert Brovdi, known as "Madyar", during an interview in a command post at an undisclosed location in Ukraine.]( "Commander of Ukraine's Unmanned Forces, Robert Brovdi, known as \"Madyar\", during an interview in a command post at an undisclosed location in Ukraine.")
![Ukrainian SkyFall Vampire heavy bomber drone flies over Berlin at the ILA Berlin Air Show 2026. (Source: SkyFall)]( "Ukrainian SkyFall Vampire heavy bomber drone flies over Berlin at the ILA Berlin Air Show 2026. (Source: SkyFall)")
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![Photo of Vlad Litnarovych]( "Photo of Vlad Litnarovych")
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Ukraine’s combat-tested drone industry arrived in Berlin with a message Europe could not miss: technologies forged on Ukraine’s front lines—from Vampire bombers and Shrike FPV strike drones to P1-SUN Shahed interceptors—are increasingly shaping the future of European defense.Newsletter
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![The bridge in Armiansk, which was reportedly targeted during the Ukrainian drone strike. (Source: Exilenova+)]( "Russia Introduces New Detour Routes to Crimea After Ukrainian Strikes Damage Key Bridges")
![From Garage Workshops to Deep Strikes: Why Ukraine’s Drone Force Has Its Own Holiday]( "From Garage Workshops to Deep Strikes: Why Ukraine’s Drone Force Has Its Own Holiday")
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What started with volunteers building drones in garages, workshops, and warehouses has evolved into one of the most consequential military innovations of the war. On June 11, Ukraine honors the Day of the Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) for the first time.![A soldier with the call sign ''Pavuk'' (''Spider'') watches a drone take off from a ground robotic complex during trials at a training ground on April 10, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces Hit 180,000 Targets in May, Neutralised More Russian Troops Than Recruited")
![Ukrainian servicemen of the 43 Artillery Brigade fire a 2S7 Pion self-propelled cannon towards Russian positions at a front line in the Donetsk region on September 27, 2024.]( "Ukrainian servicemen of the 43 Artillery Brigade fire a 2S7 Pion self-propelled cannon towards Russian positions at a front line in the Donetsk region on September 27, 2024.")
![Rescue workers evacuate a resident from a residential building damaged by a Russian drone strike on Konotop, Sumy region, on June 11. (Source: KONOTOP TODAY)]( "Rescue workers evacuate a resident from a residential building damaged by a Russian drone strike on Konotop, Sumy region, on June 11. (Source: KONOTOP TODAY)")
![The map highlights the area of the Krasnoperekopsk Bridge on the E95/H05 Highway between Armiansk and Dzhankoi in occupied Crimea. (Source: Malconetnt News/X)]( "Crimea Isolated From Mainland Ukraine After Precision Drone Strikes Disable Strategic Bridges")
![Aleksei Kolotilov, the creator of the game, that allows Russian Armed Forces to train their drone operators in Disneyland, Paris, in 2024. (Source: Instagram/alekseikolotilov)]( "Aleksei Kolotilov, the creator of the game, that allows Russian Armed Forces to train their drone operators in Disneyland, Paris, in 2024. (Source: Instagram/alekseikolotilov)")
![Satellite image of the Project 20380 corvette Boykiy. (Source: MT Anderson/X)]( "Russian Corvette Boykiy May Be Beyond Repair After Ukrainian Drone Strike, Satellite Images Suggest")
![Smoke rising after a drone hit the Russian Afipsky oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar region, June 11, 2026.]( "Smoke rising after a drone hit the Russian Afipsky oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar region, June 11, 2026.")
![Illustrative image. Destroyed Russian tank.]( "Illustrative image. Destroyed Russian tank.")
-c439b7bd9030ecf9d5a4287dc361ba31.jpg "Photo of Katherina Popilnichenko")
-111f0e5095e02c02446ffed57bfb0ab1.jpeg "Photo of Roman Kohanets")
-e5239d84d38c559848635261e7e3dd4a.jpg "Smoke rising after a drone hit the Russian Afipsky oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar region, June 11, 2026.")
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