War in Ukraine
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![Aftermath of the attack on the UNICEF warehouse. (Source: Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets /Telegram)]( "Russian Strike Destroys $3.9 Million in UNICEF Aid Supplies Outside Kyiv")
![Mykhailo Drapatyi, Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces. (Source: Telegram/President of Ukraine)]( "Who Is Mykhailo Drapatyi? Ukraine’s New Commander-in-Chief")
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![Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi]( "Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi")
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- Life in Ukraine
Battle-tested General Mykhailo Drapatyi has been appointed Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, succeeding Oleksandr Syrskyi, who had led the military since February 2024. Following a series of consultations with senior military officials, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy nominated Drapatyi for the position.![Russian soldiers. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russia Introduces New Wartime Civil Defense Rules as War Casualties Approach 1.4 Million")
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![A general view of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Europe’s largest nuclear facility. (Photo: open source)]( "A general view of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Europe’s largest nuclear facility. (Photo: open source)")
![Smoke rises over occupied Mariupol after explosions reportedly struck a fuel tanker, the Mosgaz gas station, and a vehicle service station near Topolyna Street on July 21. (Photo: open source)]( "Smoke rises over occupied Mariupol after explosions reportedly struck a fuel tanker, the Mosgaz gas station, and a vehicle service station near Topolyna Street on July 21. (Photo: open source)")
![Ukraine Tests Low-Cost Recon Drones as Russian Interceptors Change the Economics of Aerial Surveillance]( "Ukraine Tests Low-Cost Recon Drones as Russian Interceptors Change the Economics of Aerial Surveillance")
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![Photo of Daniel Kosoy]( "Photo of Daniel Kosoy")
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- War in Ukraine
With cheap Russian interceptors saturating the front, Ukraine is developing lower-cost surveillance drones to keep eyes in the sky without relying on premium components.![Flames engulf multiple floors of a multi-story residential building in Zaporizhzhia after being struck by a Russian guided aerial bomb. (Source: State Emergency Service of Zaporizhzhia)]( "Flames engulf multiple floors of a multi-story residential building in Zaporizhzhia after being struck by a Russian guided aerial bomb. (Source: State Emergency Service of Zaporizhzhia)")
![A SkyFall P1-SUN Jetkiller interceptor drone on display at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, United Kingdom, July 21, 2026. (Photo: Getty Images)]( "A SkyFall P1-SUN Jetkiller interceptor drone on display at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, United Kingdom, July 21, 2026. (Photo: Getty Images)")
![Russian leader Vladimir Putin holds a gold bar while visiting the Central Depository of the Bank of Russia on January 24, 2011, in Moscow.]( "Russian leader Vladimir Putin holds a gold bar while visiting the Central Depository of the Bank of Russia on January 24, 2011, in Moscow.")
![Russian Air Forces Mig-29 fighter jet landing.]( "Russian Air Forces Mig-29 fighter jet landing.")
![The Buntar-3 reconnaissance drone system. (Source: Buntar Aerospace)]( "The Buntar-3 reconnaissance drone system. (Source: Buntar Aerospace)")
![Blyskavka-2 fixed-wing suicide drone with the founder of the Blyskavka company, July 2026.]( "Blyskavka-2 fixed-wing suicide drone with the founder of the Blyskavka company, July 2026.")
![A Russian drone operator works at a UAV command post near the frontline. Illustrative photo. (Source: Russian media)]( "A Russian drone operator works at a UAV command post near the frontline. Illustrative photo. (Source: Russian media)")
-c439b7bd9030ecf9d5a4287dc361ba31.jpg "Photo of Katherina Popilnichenko")
-29a1a43aba23f9bb779a1ac8b98d2121.jpeg "Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi")
-111f0e5095e02c02446ffed57bfb0ab1.jpeg "Photo of Roman Kohanets")
-0b8090f2ba11eb921267bc0b7393b025.jpeg "Ukraine Tests Low-Cost Recon Drones as Russian Interceptors Change the Economics of Aerial Surveillance")
-825f28a672ed0396cf97a15e5b092d94.jpg "Flames engulf multiple floors of a multi-story residential building in Zaporizhzhia after being struck by a Russian guided aerial bomb. (Source: State Emergency Service of Zaporizhzhia)")
-72b63a4e0c8c475ad81fe3eed3f63729.jpeg "Photo of Cyril Barabaltchouk")
-b394dc6eb75d74b698afb78ce36c7ead.jpg "Russian leader Vladimir Putin holds a gold bar while visiting the Central Depository of the Bank of Russia on January 24, 2011, in Moscow.")
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