Upgraded Russian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are becoming one of the most dangerous weapons during the conflict, making it difficult for the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) to intercept them. This was reported on January 14 by Der Spiegel magazine.

Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces eliminated six Russian air defense units in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia, disrupting their operational effectiveness within 48 hours.

Analysts noted that Russian forces recently began equipping Molniya-2 drones with Starlink satellite terminals, significantly boosting their battlefield performance. Ukrainian military analyst Kostiantyn Mashovets reported on Jan.

Ukrainian paratroopers have released footage showing an improvised but effective new way of taking down Russian drones, by quite literally hooking them out of the sky.

Soldiers from the 414th Separate Brigade of Unmanned Systems “Ptakhy Madiara” thwarted a Russian offensive in the Donetsk direction. — Ukrinform.

EADaily, . Materials with decrypted routing data and a controller of a Ukrainian UAV hit by Russian air defense systems on the night of December 29, 2025 over the Novgorod region during a terrorist attack on the residence of the President of Russia were transferred to a representative of the office of the military attache at the US Embassy in Moscow.

The vehicles will patrol the adjacent water area and repel attacks by surface drones.