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Midrange drones are reshaping the battlefield for Ukraine
By repeatedly striking the highways that carry fuel, ammunition and reinforcements, Ukrainian commanders say they have stalled Russian advances and enabled Ukrainian counterattacks and strikes into illegally annexed Crimea to isolate the peninsula from the mainland. (AP video Srdjan Nedeljkovic and Dmytro Zhyhinas) #drone #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #news Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home
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Intel Slava
· Jul 1, 2026
[Video] 🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — WATCH: Russian drone units strike Ukrainian positions across multiple fronts.
— WATCH: Russian drone units strike Ukrainian positions across multiple fronts. Sever Group drones destroyed enemy Starlink user terminals and an AFU stronghold in the special military operation zone. Vostok Group strike UAV operators destroyed enemy artillery guns in Zaporizhzhia region. Tsentr Group drones eliminated an armoured vehicle, a hexacopter, a UAV command post, and neutralised AFU manpower in the Dobropolye direction.@IntelSlava
Yemen News Agency - SABA
· Jul 1, 2026
Russian Defense Ministry: Airstrikes Target Drone Command Centers, Ukrainian Positions in Donetsk, Kharkiv, & Sumy
Russian Defense Ministry: Airstrikes Target Drone Command Centers, Ukrainian Positions in Donetsk, Kharkiv, & Sumy
Kyiv Post
· Jun 23, 2026
CARTOON: Ukrainian Drones Liberating Crimea
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South China Morning Post
· Jul 8, 2026
Russia deploys powerful jammers to disrupt Starlink in war against Ukraine’s drones
Russian forces are trying to counter Ukrainian “mid-strike” drone attacks by camouflaging cargoes and installing powerful jamming systems to disrupt Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet system, Ukrainian drone commanders and pilots have said. Kyiv’s development of “mid-strike” drones that can hit targets dozens of kilometres behind front lines accurately and cheaply, and are often flown via Starlink, has transformed the war in Ukraine. In a concerted mid-strike campaign this year, Ukraine...
Reuters
· Jul 1, 2026
Ukrainian troop rotation runs gauntlet of drones in Donetsk
Ukrainian National Guard troops rotating into frontline positions near the eastern city of Dobropillia navigated skies filled with drones as they moved to relieve exhausted comrades in the Donetsk region. #ukraine #russia #war #drone #donetsk
MS NOW
· Jun 26, 2026
Ukraine unleashes one of its heaviest drone bombardments of Russia
Ukrainian long-range drones have for months been battering targets, including oil production and energy facilities, behind the front line and deep inside Russia. The post Ukraine unleashes one of its heaviest drone bombardments of Russia appeared first on MS NOW.
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Related coverage for "Midrange drones are reshaping the battlefield for Ukraine": Intel Slava — [Video] 🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — WATCH: Russian drone units strike Ukrainian positions across multiple fronts.. Yemen News Agency - SABA — Russian Defense Ministry: Airstrikes Target Drone Command Centers, Ukrainian Positions in Donetsk, Kharkiv, & Sumy. Kyiv Post — CARTOON: Ukrainian Drones Liberating Crimea. South China Morning Post — Russia deploys powerful jammers to disrupt Starlink in war against Ukraine’s drones. Reuters — Ukrainian troop rotation runs gauntlet of drones in Donetsk. MS NOW — Ukraine unleashes one of its heaviest drone bombardments of Russia