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Ukrainian drones are violating sacrosanct air space over the Kremlin and blasting expensive combat aircraft on the ground. So Russian air defense planners are trying to think creatively.

Russia and Ukraine accused each other of launching multiple drone attacks against each other’s territory overnight last Wednesday. Russian officials

The Russian military has begun covering its strategic bombers on the ground with rubber tires — presumably attempting to protect the aircraft from further Ukrainian drone strikes — as seen on satellite images published by CNN on Sept. 5.

Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyRussian authorities announced this week that early voting has started for local elections in occupied areas of Ukraine, in an effort to further solidify the Kremlin’s grip on power in territories it has invaded.The elections are just the latest attempt by Russian President Vladimir Putin at legitimizing his country’s occupation of the territories. And already, the early voting seems destined to repeat the results of past sh...

Zelensky sacks Ukraine defence minister in the latest cabinet shakeup

Russia is synchronizing voting in occupied territories with efforts to suppress Ukrainian resistance and to run intimidation schemes to force votes in favor of the Kremlin.

Zelensky to replace defence minister Oleksii Reznikov in biggest shake-up of Ukraine’s defence team since invasion

On 30 August, Russia was subjected to the largest drone attack since their invasion of Ukraine. As a result, 2 Il-76 aircraft were destroyed by drones in Pskov, while 2 other aircraft were seriously damaged. Such attacks have become commonplace: the Moscow business centre Moscow City alone was hit by 3 drone attacks during the summer - […]

Putin awards first crew who used hypersonic Kinzhal missile in Ukraine

The dozens of Ukrainian drones believed to have been used against Russian airbases last week represent the largest single unmanned attacks of the Ukraine war so far, but they could be dwarfed by future major conflicts.