Ukraine’s drones are setting new standards for self-piloting on the battlefield. Full autonomy, however, remains well out of reach — and is likely to stay there. The broader vision of drones operating fully independently of pilots remains something of a holy grail for drone developers, even as it may seem a dystopian nightmare to many human rights activists and luminaries, including the pope himself. Ukrainian developers hope that progressively delegating more tasks to drones and software can

Hi, this is Kollen Post, reporting from Kyiv on day 1,335 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story: Ukrainian intelligence warns of a Russian winter campaign before any peace deal concludes. "Russia is preparing for an active winter campaign" said Vadym Skibitskyi, second in command to Kyrylo Budanov at Ukraine's Main Director of Intelligence (HUR), in an interview with Novyny.Live on Oct. 20. Skibitskyi was responding to a question about Budanov's hope, expressed in Feb

Another Ukrainian military training ground was hit by a Russian missile strike on Oct. 16, wounding troops.

Ukraine's General Staff has released a recording of what it says are North Korean soldiers guiding strikes into Ukraine's Sumy Oblast.

Explosions have been reported in Kharkiv, Izium, Kropyvnytskyi, and Poltava. Earlier, the Air Force issued a nationwide missile warning after Russia launched MiG-31 bombers.

Ukrainian air defenses face a new threat: rain and cloud cover cloaking Russian Shahed-type drones. President Volodymyr Zelensky recently said on Oc.t 10 that Ukraine’s air defense had seen its effectiveness fall by “20-30%,” as a result of recent overcast weather, according to Reuters. As a result, more and more Russian drones are getting through — hitting Ukrainian cities, and killing and injuring civilians. On the ground, members of Ukrainian mobile air groups agree that bad weather poses

Since the start of the full-scale invasion, Ukraine’s military has faced pervasive cyber pressure unprecedented in human history. Cell networks, Starlink terminals, and radio repeaters carry military data and planning from the front line to the distant rear, each vulnerable to interception or disruption. The enemy on the other side of that line, Russia, meanwhile, has spent the last several decades incubating a brood of maybe the most vicious hackers in the world. Fortunately for Ukraine, the

As Russia continues escalating its hybrid warfare tactics in Europe, the latest drone incursions into Poland and Estonia represent another bold move that has ratcheted up the temperature. For Ukrainians living through the bloodiest land war in Europe since World War II, the message they hope Europe hears is that other countries are under threat, too — and that closer cooperation with Ukraine can protect them. In addition to the recent flights of Russian drones over NATO territory, Russia is al

Even before Russia sent more than 20 drones into Poland's airspace earlier this month, some world leaders were sounding the alarm about the state of the ever-deteriorating relations between Moscow and the rest of Europe. "We are already in conflict with Russia," German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Aug. 29, denouncing the Kremlin's attacks on his country's infrastructure and attempts to undermine the country's social stability and public opinion. Russia has been waging a hybrid war against

In footage posted online of a recent Ukrainian attack on Russia on Sept. 8, a fleet of long-range drones and cruise missiles flies past the front lines at dusk before hitting its targets — according to Ukrainian sources, factories-turned-Russian command centers in Donetsk and Makiivka, occupied by Russia since 2014. Thanks to social media, images of the attack circulated freely, showing at least glimpses of the weaponry involved, as well as the zones targeted. Within hours, Ukrainian OSINTers h

European countries are scrambling for Ukrainian anti-drone systems following the unprecedented violation of Polish airspace by Russian kamikaze drones on Sept. 10, officials and manufacturers have told the Kyiv Independent. "We were already previously discussing with the Ukrainian side investments in interceptor drones, but now we are even more interested in them," a European military diplomat told the Kyiv Independent, on condition of anonymity. "We need to be prepared for war, so it is high

The focus for such U.S. contractors appears to be on helping to build new defenses and securing U.S. business interests in Ukraine, the Telegraph reported.

Polish authorities have expelled 15 Ukrainian citizens after they were detained for offenses like drug possession, drunk driving, theft, and illegal border crossings, RMF24 reported on Aug. 30.

"(Russian President Vladimir) Putin is destabilizing a big part of our country," German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told French outlet La Chaine Info.

Military spokesperson Andrii Kovalov acknowledged that reassignments take place, but said this does not concern air defense specialists protecting Ukrainian skies.