To upgrade its drones, Moscow has been adding Sim cards to transmit data back to Russia and updating anti-detection methods.

Ukrainian drone attacks have disabled approximately 10 percent of Russia’s refining capacity,” Reuters analysts said in early 2025, a number that is a testament to how advanced warfare and technological breakthroughs are now tied to the destiny of world energy markets.

DJI's Mavic 3 Pro is the standard reconnaissance drone for both Ukrainian and Russian forces, and the new Mavic 4 Pro is a major upgrade

He said Russia doesn't upgrade its drone designs very often ... made drones designed specifically for this fight. A booming drone industry Ukraine is making most of its drones itself.

Russia and Ukraine have exchanged hundreds more prisoners as part of a major swap that amounted to a rare moment of cooperation in otherwise failed efforts to reach a ceasefire. The exchange

Russia's military released the statement after Ukrainian officials said Russia had launched an intense missile and drone barrage at Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, in the early hours of Friday and that three people had been killed.