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Another night of terror in Kyiv, Trump mulls the expense of providing Patriots, calls for Hegseth’s head grow louder.
Ukraine is fighting back against Russia with robots. An operator said they put the robots together differently depending on how they want to use them.
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The National Interest on MSNHow Drones Became Central to Ukraine’s Military StrategyKyiv has rapidly developed a formidable arsenal of indigenously manufactured drones in response to Russia’s invasion, allowing it to inflict heavy damage on Moscow.
Drone warfare between Russia and Ukraine grows more varied and deadly. That means the infantry must adapt. Inside a storied Ukrainian brigade.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of launching 18 missiles and about 400 attack drones in a "massive" deadly attack overnight into Thursday, mostly targeting the capital, Kyiv, and the surrounding region. It lasted about 10 hours.
Ukraine has stabilised the lines around Pokrovsk since the turn of the year. The Russian army, blocked at the entrance to the city, is attempting a pincer movement. Magyar’s Birds, one of Ukraine’s elite drone units, has helped to slow their advances by picking off troops and supply lines up to 20km (12.4 miles) behind the front.
Hours after Pres. Trump railed against Vladimir Putin, saying "he’s very nice all the time, but it turns out to be meaningless," Russia unleashed more than 700 drones into Ukraine.