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On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1855, Pavel Nakhimov, Russian admiral (born 1802) passed away. In 1916, Lyudmila Pavlichenko, Ukrainian-Russian soldier and sniper (died 1974) was born. In 1917, The Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes kidnap and deport nearly 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona. In 1943, World War II: Battle of Kursk: German and Soviet forces engage in the Battle of Prokhorovka, one of the largest armored engagements of all time. In 1957, Rick Husband, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (died 2003) was born. In 1961, ČSA Flight 511 crashes at Casablanca-Anfa Airport in Morocco, killing 72. In 1961, Indian city Pune floods due to failure of the Khadakwasla and Panshet dams, killing at least two thousand people. In 2007, U.S. Army Apache helicopters engage in airstrikes against armed insurgents in Baghdad, Iraq, where civilians are killed; footage from the cockpit is later leaked to the Internet. In 2012, A tank truck explosion kills more than 100 people in Okobie, Nigeria. In 2012, Syrian Civil War: Government forces target the homes of rebels and activists in Tremseh and kill anywhere between 68 and 150 people. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
A $500 Ukrainian drone just flew 110 km to kill a Russian truck. That used to cost ten times as much.
With a denser battery, a lighter warhead and a wing, a cheap first-person-view drone can now range 110 km.
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Defence Blog
· Jun 27, 2026
Ukraine deploys heavy robot trucks on the front line
A Ukrainian robotic ground vehicle took a direct hit from an enemy FPV drone, shrugged off the shrapnel damage, and kept driving until it delivered nearly a ton of supplies to front-line positions, Militarnyi reported. The same vehicle later struck a mine on the return leg of a subsequent mission and was lost, too damaged []
The Eastern Herald
· Jul 2, 2026
Russia’s Jet-Powered Geran Drones Can Now Outrun Ukraine’s Interceptors
Russia's jet-powered Geran drones — reaching 500 km/h — now outpace the interceptor UAVs Ukraine built to shoot down propeller-driven kamikaze attacks. Russia plans to raise jet-powered drones to 50 percent of its strike fleet, forcing Ukraine's defenses onto a more expensive tier they built to use sparingly.
Kyiv Post
· Jun 26, 2026
Russian Drone Hits Minibus in Nikopol, Killing Two and Injuring 13, Officials Say
A Russian FPV drone hit a minibus in Nikopol, killing two people and injuring 13, including two children. Officials also reported new Russian drone strikes in Zaporizhzhia, where nine people were wounded.
Intel Slava
· Jun 28, 2026
[Video] 🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — FPV drones of the Zapad Group destroy an ATV and a pickup truck equipped with [...]
— FPV drones of the Zapad Group destroy an ATV and a pickup truck equipped with an electronic warfare system on the outskirts of Krasny Liman — the vehicles were being used to deliver ammunition and supplies to Ukrainian forces.@IntelSlava
Euromaidan Press
· Jul 3, 2026
Ukraine’s eastern kill zone is 25 km deep — corps commander expects 30 by year’s end
Drones now do most of the killing, and Russia has abandoned armored assault for two- and three-man infiltration
The Independent
· Jun 29, 2026
Stray Ukrainian drones crashing onto Nato soil are price worth paying to defeat Putin, says Estonian foreign minister
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