Russia, Ukraine and Drone

Russia-Ukraine Drone War Enters New Phase
Fiber-optic drones popped up on the battlefields of Ukraine last year, and are set to become more popular on both sides in 2025.
Ukraine says it has hit one of Russia’s largest oil refineries in a drone strike
Ukraine claimed Saturday to have struck one of Russia’s largest oil refineries in a drone attack, starting a fire at the facility more than 700 miles into Russian territory.
Russia attacks Ukraine with 72 drones overnight, Kyiv says
Ukraine's air force said on Friday Russia attacked it with 72 drones overnight though it downed 33 of them while 34 others disappeared from radar without reaching their targets.
Russia Map Shows Oil Hubs Hit in Dozens of Ukraine Drone Raids
A map made by Newsweek shows some of the 80 attacks Ukraine conducted on Russian oil refineries and depots in 2024.
Oil depot in Russia's Engels remains ablaze for fifth day after drone attack
Authorities in Russia's Saratov Oblast have claimed that a fuel fire at the Engels oil depot has been brought under control on the fifth day following a drone attack. Source: Current Time TV, a Russian-language Radio Liberty project Details: The fire at the oil depot,
Russia takes five days to put out fire at 'industrial plant' hit by Ukrainian drone
Russian firefighters have put out the flames at an "industrial plant" in the Volga region, a local official said on Monday, five days after Ukraine said it had struck an oil depot there supplying an air base for Russian nuclear bomber planes.
Saratov Oil Depot Fire Contained 5 Days After Ukrainian Drone Strike
Firefighters have extinguished a blaze at an oil depot in the southern Saratov region, nearly a week after Ukraine claimed responsibility for a drone strike targeting the facility, local authorities said Monday.
Ukrainian drone hits large oil refinery in Russia’s Tatarstan, head of Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation confirms
A drone strike reportedly hit the Taneko oil refinery in Tatarstan, Russian Telegram channel ASTRA reported on Jan. 11.
Fire at 'industrial plant' after drone attack under control, Russia says
A fire at an industrial plant in Russia's Volga region is under control, local authorities said on Saturday, days after the blaze, reportedly at an oil depot strategically positioned near a military air base began following a Ukrainian drone attack.
Russian oil depot in Engels burns for fifth day after Ukrainian strike
The oil depot in Engels, Saratov region, Russia, attacked by Ukrainian forces, continues to burn. The fire has been ongoing for the fifth day, according to the governor of the Saratov region, Roman Busargin.
The expendables? How North Korean soldiers being used as bait by Russia in Ukraine war
Ukraine has published the diary of a slain North Korean soldier in Russia’s Kursk that shows how troops from Pyongyang are ...
In a 1st, Ukraine unveils drones inflicting multi-million-dollar damage in Russia
At the event, Ukraine presented various drones, including the Shrike and Vampire, that are used in combat against Russia. On ...
Ukraine-Russia latest: North Korea soldiers ‘used as bait’ by Moscow’s forces as Trump-Putin call expected soon
Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson says the solution to ending the war in Ukraine is for the country to join Nato. Speaking to the Lithuanian news platform Delfi, Mr Johnson said the West must ...
Russia's unjammable drones are causing chaos. A tech firm says it has a fix to help Ukraine fight back.
Fiber-optic drones are highly dangerous, as they can't be jammed with traditional electronic warfare and are difficult to ...
Russia's 'Secret' Military Facilities Hit in Massive Overnight Drone Raids
Following the overnight attack, fires broke out at facilities that Kyiv says were being used to support the Russian invasion.
How Russia created ‘unjammable’ drone with a retro twist
As the drone whirrs into the sky, something unusual trails behind it: a fibre optic cable barely visible to the naked eye.
A stick-figure drawing in a North Korean soldier's diary showed how Pyongyang's troops wanted to use each other as drone 'bait'
Ukraine said it retrieved a diary from a North Korean soldier that contains a confession of stealing from his Russian comrade ...
For The First Time Since 2022, Ukraine May Have A Tank Advantage Over Russia
For the first time in Russia’s 35-month wider war on Ukraine, the Ukrainians may have a tank advantage over the Russians. But ...