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Ukraine turns Shpatel decoy drone into cheap strike weapon
Ukraine’s DG Industry company has unveiled a “middle strike” version of its Shpatel decoy drone, turning a low-cost air defense distraction platform into a one-way attack drone with a warhead of up to 8 kg (18 lb) and a claimed range of up to 250 km (155 miles). Company representatives described the new version to []
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Ukrainska Pravda
· Jun 22, 2026
Armed drone found in Estonia was likely stray Ukrainian UAV that was heading for Russia – photos
A drone carrying a warhead that was found in a field in Estonia near the Russian border is likely to be a Ukrainian UAV that went astray on its way to targets in Russia during earlier attacks.
EUobserver
· Jul 10, 2026
Without Patriots, Ukraine turns to drones and jamming against Russian Iskanders (Ukraine battlefield update, day 1,598)
Ukrainian drones are quietly mauling Russia’s Azov fleet and missile industry even as a single mis‑sited ammunition depot in Vyshneve shows how one strike can turn a Kyiv neighbourhood into a toxic war zone within minutes.
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...
The Moscow Times
· Jul 6, 2026
Fresh Russian Attack on Kyiv Kills At Least 11
The combined drone and missile attack comes just a few days after the deadliest Russian assault on the Ukrainian capital this year.
Defence Blog
· Jun 23, 2026
Cheap drones are beating Russia’s billion-dollar air defenses
Cheap, mass-produced Ukrainian long-range one-way attack drones are breaking through one of the most expensive air defense networks ever assembled, with a 20 to 30 percent penetration rate that is proving sufficient to systematically dismantle Russia’s oil refining industry and degrade its military logistics, a Ukrainian officer with direct command experience in the deep-strike drone []
Intel Slava
· Jul 6, 2026
[Video] 🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — FAB-500 aerial bombs destroyed a Ukrainian National Guard UAV command post ne [...]
— FAB-500 aerial bombs destroyed a Ukrainian National Guard UAV command post near Zolotoy Kolodez and a temporary deployment area of the 159th Separate Mechanised Brigade near Zakharovka in Kharkov region.
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Related coverage for "Ukraine turns Shpatel decoy drone into cheap strike weapon": Ukrainska Pravda — Armed drone found in Estonia was likely stray Ukrainian UAV that was heading for Russia – photos. EUobserver — Without Patriots, Ukraine turns to drones and jamming against Russian Iskanders (Ukraine battlefield update, day 1,598). South China Morning Post — Russia deploys powerful jammers to disrupt Starlink in war against Ukraine’s drones. The Moscow Times — Fresh Russian Attack on Kyiv Kills At Least 11. Defence Blog — Cheap drones are beating Russia’s billion-dollar air defenses. Intel Slava — [Video] 🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — FAB-500 aerial bombs destroyed a Ukrainian National Guard UAV command post ne [...]