Russia, Ukraine

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.
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 shoots down Santa Claus in propaganda video

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Russia deploys 24-barrel buckshot-firing anti-drone buggies in Ukraine
Russian anti-drone buggies retrofitted with a 24-barrel buckshot weapon on the rugged chassis of the iconic 4×4 Lada Niva.
Ukrainian drone attack was underway before Azerbaijani plane crashed, Russian aviation chief says
Azerbaijan Airlines has blamed the crash, which killed 38 people, on unspecified “physical and technical interference." ...
Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in Kazakhstan "does not look like" bird strike as Russia suggested, experts say
Experts say evidence in the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in Kazakhstan points to a possible midair explosion, not an ...
Russia's Shahed Drone Warehouse Engulfed in 'Devastating' Fire: Ukraine
Ukrainian military intelligence said a Russian Shahed-136 drone warehouse became engulfed in a "devastating" fire that ...
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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 ...
Dagens.com (AU) on MSN14h
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.
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.