Keywords: Drone


China uses Thailand as hub to funnel drones to Russia

China has quietly developed a new channel for supplying drones to Russia, rerouting exports through Thailand as Moscow seeks to evade Western sanctions over its war in Ukraine. A Bloomberg investigation identifies little-known Thai companies acting as intermediaries in a fast-growing trade that turns......

Ukrainian drones spark fire at Russian oil depot after Geneva talks stall

Russian air defenses intercepted 113 Ukrainian drones overnight from February 18 to 19, the Defense Ministry said Thursday, describing one of the largest waves of drone attacks on Russian territory in recent weeks. The barrage came hours after U.S.-mediated peace talks in Geneva ended without a breakthrough. According......

Russian air defenses intercept 151 drones as Geneva peace talks open

Russia said its air defense systems shot down 151 Ukrainian drones overnight, hours before Russian and Ukrainian officials met in Geneva for a new round of US mediated peace negotiations. The strikes targeted areas in southern Russia and annexed Crimea, igniting a major oil refinery fire and injuring......

Ukrainian drone team overwhelms NATO battalions in Estonia exercise

A major NATO military exercise held in Estonia last year exposed significant weaknesses in Western forces’ ability to operate under intense drone warfare conditions, according to firsthand accounts reported by The Wall Street Journal. The findings highlight a widening gap between NATO’s traditional......

Zelensky receives first drone from German Ukrainian factory

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday visited the first German Ukrainian drone manufacturing plant, where he received the inaugural attack drone produced under the new partnership as Kyiv steps up efforts to expand its defense production footprint across Europe. The facility, operated by......

Ukraine tests low cost Sunray laser to shoot down drones

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on February 10 that the country is carrying out major changes to its air defense operations, with systems in some regions “almost completely restructured” as Kyiv confronts sustained Russian drone and missile attacks. In his evening address, Zelensky......

Zelensky announces sweeping overhaul of Ukraine air defenses

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that Ukraine is undertaking major changes to its air defense operations, with some regions undergoing what he described as an almost complete reconstruction of their protective systems as Russia continues sustained drone attacks on civilian infrastructure. The......

Ukrainian drones ignite major oil refinery in Russia’s Volgograd region

Ukrainian drones struck a major oil refinery in Russia’s Volgograd region overnight from February 10 to 11, sparking a fire at the facility operated by Lukoil. Russian media described it as the first attack on the refinery this year, as both sides continue targeting each other’s energy infrastructure......

Four civilians, including a child, killed in Russian night attacks in Ukraine

At least four civilians, including a 10-year-old boy, were killed in overnight Russian airstrikes across various regions of Ukraine, local authorities reported on Monday. In the southern port city of Odessa, hit by drone attacks, rescuers were seen performing CPR under the light of portable lamps amid......