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On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1826, Alexander Afanasyev, Russian ethnographer and author (died 1871) was born. In 1844, Yevgeny Baratynsky, Russian philosopher and poet (born 1800) passed away. In 1886, Boris Grigoriev, Russian painter and illustrator (died 1939) was born. In 1916, Alexander Prokhorov, Australian-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2002) was born. In 1921, The Red Army captures Mongolia from the White Army and establishes the Mongolian People's Republic. In 1934, Engelbert Zaschka of Germany flies his large human-powered aircraft, the Zaschka Human-Power Aircraft, about 20 meters at Berlin Tempelhof Airport without assisted take-off. In 1973, Konstantinos Kenteris, Greek runner was born. In 2003, Zahra Kazemi, Iranian-Canadian freelance photographer (born 1948) passed away. In 2011, Ninety-eight containers of explosives self-detonate killing 13 people in Zygi, Cyprus. In 2013, Emik Avakian, Iranian-American inventor (born 1923) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Russia patents a robot tank that flies its own tiny drone
A small tracked robot that can launch its own quadcopter, watch a target from the air, and then land the drone right back on its own chassis has surfaced in a newly published Russian patent, a design open-source trackers have nicknamed the “tracked Mavic” after the popular DJI consumer drone it resembles in miniature. The []
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Defence Blog
· Jun 25, 2026
Lithuania develops new autonomous interceptor to kill kamikaze drones
A Lithuanian drone company has unveiled a purpose-built interceptor designed to destroy Shahed-class attack drones in flight, adding a new kinetic counter-drone weapon to the growing arsenal of small nations that have turned four years of front-line experience in Ukraine into exportable defense technology. Granta Autonomy announced the Black Wasp on June 24, 2026, describing []
The Independent
· Jun 28, 2026
How Ukraine’s audacious drone campaign sparked a fuel crisis 3,500km behind enemy lines
Drones, once auxiliary to the war on the ground, have grown into a giant-slaying weapon in Ukraine’s arsenal over four years of ingenuity, writes James C. Reynolds
BRICS News
· Jul 4, 2026
JUST IN: 🇫🇷 France is testing an experimental combat robot unit designed to replace troops and [...]
JUST IN: France is testing an experimental combat robot unit designed to replace troops and coordinate with drones.@BRICSNews
Meduza.io
· Jul 2, 2026
Russia says drone carrying ‘simulated improvised explosive device’ landed on its embassy grounds in Sweden
The Russian Embassy in Sweden said on July 2 that a drone had dropped a container of red paint onto its grounds. A second drone landed on the same grounds carrying what the embassy described as “a simulated improvised explosive device.”
Ukrainska Pravda
· Jul 4, 2026
Russia attacks gas production facility in Poltava Oblast
Russian drones attacked one of the gas production assets belonging to the Naftogaz Group, Ukraine's largest national oil and gas company, in Poltava Oblast on the morning of 4 July. A fire broke out at the site and the facility's operations have been suspended.
Intel Slava
· Jul 4, 2026
[Photo] 🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️ — A representative of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry reports that the Russian [...]
— A representative of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry reports that the Russian Armed Forces have started using a version of the Molniya drone with artificial intelligence on the frontline. They independently identify targets and make decisions about attacks.Such drones are not detected by drone detectors.@Intelslava
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