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The Ukrainian government has distributed more than 2,000 Ukrainian-produced drones among troops on the hottest parts of the front, Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said on Nov. 18.
These include varied fixed wing and copter designs for reconnaissance, dropping bombs and kamikaze missions.
Fedorov said that Ukrainian drones took out 39 tanks, 57 heavy weapons, and 34 armored vehicles in the span of last week.
Ukraine's Army of Drones program, introduced in 2022, was meant to fill Ukraine's need for drones and innovation. As the program matured into 2023, dozens of Ukrainian designs were approved for manufacture by Ukrainian producers, with profits reinvested in production.
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Prime Minister Evika Silina requested the resignation of Defense Minister Andris Spruds, saying he had lost her trust and "that of the public."
A German official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters that the proposal was not credible because Russia had not changed its conditions for ending the war.
Ukraine has offered to send experts to the Baltic states to help strengthen air security following several drone-related incidents, Estonian public broadcaster ERR reported on May 9.
Platforming "anti-Russian" positions is "inconsistent with the spirit of relations" between Moscow and Yerevan, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said.
Peace talks will not move forward until Ukraine pulls its forces from Donbas, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said that "if the president of Ukraine is interested in a meeting, he should contact his Russian counterpart by phone."
Ukrainian mixed martial arts fighter (MMA) Yaroslav Amosov secured a victory over Spaniard Joel Alvarez at UFC 328 on May 10 in the welterweight division.
"Preliminary findings at the scene suggest it was likely a military reconnaissance drone, with no combat capabilities," the Polish military police reported.
Ukraine's Air Force said it intercepted all 27 drones launched by Russia from Primorsko-Akhtarsk and Millerovo overnight.
Russia has lost around 1,341,110 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on May 10.
The sabotage operation is alleged to have destroyed the locomotive, used for transporting military cargo towards Ukraine's Sumy Oblast.
Trump had previously pledged to withdraw U.S. forces after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz criticized Washington's handling of the Iran war.
