The Tempest surface-to-air missile system is designed to engage drones, helicopters, and low-flying aircraft in all weather conditions. Its transfer to Ukraine was not publicly announced.

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has officially approved the use of the new Zmiy Droid 12.7 ground robotic complex in the Defense Forces. This is a Ukrainian development capable of performing combat and reconnaissance tasks in difficult frontline conditions,

In January 2026, Russia carried out one of the heaviest and most coordinated winter attacks against Ukraine. The large-scale

Russia used nearly 1,100 combat drones, more than 890 guided aerial bombs, and more than 50 missiles of various types against Ukraine this week. — Ukrinform.

As the war grinds on, sophisticated Russian defenses have pushed Ukraine to develop a frightening new weapon: semiautonomous killing machines.

Ukraine claimed its first shootdown of Russia’s newly deployed Shahed‑107 kamikaze drone, marking a dramatic debut failure for Iran’s latest unmanned export to Moscow. The interception occurred on December 30,

In early 2026, during combined air strikes against Ukraine, the Russian army used the new Geran-5 combat drone for the first time. — Ukrinform.

Denis Kaputsin, the leading commander of the right-wing Russian Volunteer Corps — a militia fighting against strongman Vladimir Putin’s forces in Ukraine — was killed by a drone

Ukraine trained nearly 100 cadet pilots in 2025 while expanding aviation and drone training pipelines with Western partners, the defense ministry said.

A UN-backed peacekeeping force in Ukraine would not only fail to deter Russia but also legitimize its illegal territorial conquests.