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Russia is intensifying its air war in Ukraine. A secretive factory is ramping up drone production to fuel the offensive
A manufacturing plant in Russia’s Tatarstan region has significantly scaled up its production of Iranian-designed drones, using a range of Chinese components, and recruiting a low-skilled workforce of Russian teenagers and African women,
Russia says Azerbaijan Airlines flight which crashed diverted amid fog and Ukrainian drone alert
Russia's aviation watchdog said on Friday that an Azerbaijan Airlines plane which crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday had decided to reroute from its original destination in Chechnya amid dense fog and a local alert over Ukrainian drones.
Ukrainian drone attack was underway before Azerbaijani plane crashed, Russian aviation chief says
By The Associated Press Russia’s aviation chief said Friday that a Ukrainian drone attack was underway in the Russian region that an airliner was destined for before it diverted and crashed
Ukrainian drone attack was under way before Azerbaijani plane crash, Russian official says
Dmitry Yadrov, head of Russia’s civil aviation authority Rosaviatsia, didn’t comment on statements by an Azerbaijani lawmaker and many aviation experts who blamed the crash on Russian air defense fire.
Russia ‘shot down passenger jet with air defence missile amid Ukrainian drone attack’ killing 38 in Xmas fireball crash
RUSSIA downed a passenger plane over Kazakhstan on Christmas Day killing 38 in a fireball crash, according to government sources. An initial investigation by the Azerbaijani government reportedly
Russian drone attack kills two in Ukraine's Donetsk region, several injured in Dnipropetrovsk
Russian drones struck a multi-storey apartment building in the front line town of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region of Ukraine on Thursday, killing two people and injuring two, regional prosecutors said.
Zelenskyy denounces Russia's Christmas Day missile and drone attack on Ukraine as "inhumane"
A massive Russian missile and drone barrage on Ukraine's energy infrastructure on Christmas morning was "inhumane," Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said.
Ukraine's Air Force strikes Russian plant producing ballistic missile fuel
Ukraine's Air Force has carried out a precise strike on a factory producing ballistic missile fuel in Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, in Russiaʼs Rostov Oblast. Source: Centre for Strategic Communications (StratCom) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Telegram Details: The military reported that the factory targeted was used by the Russians for producing solid propellant for the ballistic missiles which they use to strike critical and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine.
Russia launches missile and drone attack on Ukraine; Air defense downs 13 UAVs
Russia launches 31 drones overnight: 20 destroyed, 11 off target — Ukrainian Air Force It was noted that another 11 drones did not reach their targets. Russia launched the missiles from the Voronezh and Kursk oblasts of the Russian Federation,

Russia, Ukraine and Drone

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Russia ramps up production of Shahed drones, decoys at Tatarstan plant, CNN reports
Russia has significantly increased the production of Shahed-136 drones and cheaper decoy drones at the Yelabuga drone factory ...
Belarus Weekly — 2024 in review: Drone incursions, deepening alliance with Russia, totalitarianism
Belarus, under dictator Alexander Lukashenko, continued to descend into totalitarianism, imprisoning people at will and ...
Azerbaijan Airlines claims 'external interference' caused plane crash in Kazakhstan: All eyes on Russia
Russian state media has maintained that the jet was rerouted due to poor weather conditions and claimed the crash may have ...
Russia's Biggest Military Range Suffers Damage in Ukraine Drone Raid
The strikes ignited fires at the Kadamovsky range, a crucial training site for Russian troops heading into Ukraine.
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From Civilians to Drone Defenders: The Story of Ukraine’s Signum Unit
Initially a group of infantrymen, they shifted to drones early in the war.
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin open to peace talks in Slovakia as reports claim North Korean soldier captured
Putin open to peace talks in Slovakia as reports claim North Korean soldier captured - Four Russians accused of helping ...
Senior Russian Officers Eliminated in Combined HIMARS-Drone Strike: Kyiv
Kyiv says the double-tap strike killed three high-ranking military officials and destroyed several vehicles in occupied ...
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Flights suspended at Russia’s Sochi and Kazan airports
All arrivals and departures at Russia’s Sochi and Kazan airports were suspended on Friday morning to “ensure the safety of ...