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Ukrainian AI-guided drone attack on Russian airfield foiled – FSB

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Ukrainian AI-guided drone attack on Russian airfield foiled – FSB

The FSB has reported thwarting a Ukrainian military intelligence operation involving AI-powered drones intended to attack a Russian airfield Read Full Article at RT.com

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Intel Slava

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· 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

Kyiv Post

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· Jul 9, 2026

Russia's Latest Gen Su-57 Stealth Jets Fail to Intercept Ukrainian Drones Over Omsk

Russia’s elusive Su-57 stealth fighters were seen attempting to intercept Ukrainian drones during Monday’s attack on Russia’s largest oil refinery in Omsk. Some military outlets pointed out recent photos suggesting the jet’s relegation to anti-drone duty as Moscow fields a limited number of the jets.

NaturalNews.com

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· Jul 11, 2026

FSB thwarts AI-guided Ukrainian drone plot against Russian airfield

(NaturalNews) Russiaâs FSB intercepted 13 AI-equipped Ukrainian drones smuggled for an attack on Rostov-Centralny military airfield. A Russian citizen aler...

Ukrainska Pravda

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· Jun 26, 2026

Russians attack evacuation vehicle in Sumy Oblast – photo

Russian forces launched a drone attack on an evacuation vehicle belonging to the White Angel police unit on the morning of 26 June. The unit evacuates residents from border hromadas in Sumy Oblast. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]

MS NOW

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· 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.

Russia Today

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· Jul 13, 2026

‘Unprecedented’ AI-guided Ukrainian drone attack on airfields inside Russia foiled – FSB (VIDEO)

A major Ukrainian plot to target military airfields deep inside Russian with FPV drones has been thwarted, the FSB has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Meduza.io

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· Jul 10, 2026

FSB says Ukraine’s military intelligence planned drone attack on Russian military airfield

Russia’s Federal Security Service said Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate of the Defense Ministry had been planning a terrorist attack on the Rostov-Tsentralny military airfield using FPV unmanned aerial vehicles.

Defence Blog

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· Jul 3, 2026

Russia begins using new AI-enabled attack drones in Ukraine

Russia has begun using a new autonomous version of its Molniya strike drone in Ukraine, a cheap fixed-wing attack UAV now being adapted to hit targets without the control antenna that made earlier models vulnerable to electronic warfare. The new variant was identified after a Russian Molniya struck a Ukrainian facility and was found without []

Washington Examiner

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· Jul 6, 2026

UK fighter jets escort Russian aircraft away from carrier strike group: ‘Unsafe and unprofessional’

U.K. fighter jets intercepted and escorted a Russian aircraft away from a carrier strike group after it repeatedly flew close. On Monday, a Russian Tu-142 “Bear-F” maritime patrol craft, derived from the famous Tu-95 bomber, made repeated close passes at the strike group. During these passes, it dropped several sonobuoys, a listening device used to []

Huffington Post

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· Jun 26, 2026

Russia Reports One Of The Biggest Ukrainian Drone Attacks On Its Soil And Annexed Crimea

In an effort to turn the tables on Moscow's grinding war of attrition, Ukrainian long-range drones have been battering targets behind the front line and deep inside Russia.

Al Arabiya English

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· Jul 12, 2026

Ukraine Escalates Strikes on Russian Vessels

Handout footage released by the Ukrainian military shows what the armed forces say are drone strikes targeting multiple Russian ‘shadow fleet’ vessels at sea. Ukraine’s drone forces commander says the operation targeted 14 Russian vessels, including 10 tankers. #Ukraine #Russia

Euromaidan Press

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· Jun 25, 2026

Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1583: Russia bombs Ukraine’s grain ports ahead of harvest

Ukraine's new AI defense center is steering drones onto targets in their final seconds of flight, part of a broader push to build an autonomous military that can outpace Russian jamming.

TASS

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· Jul 1, 2026

NATO does not care Kiev uses its technologies for terrorist purposes — expert

Andrey Marochko emphasized that Ukrainian military drones employed in these attacks are increasingly utilizing artificial intelligence capable of making autonomous decisions

South China Morning Post

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· Jun 26, 2026

Russia reports one of biggest Ukrainian drone attacks, including on Crimea

Russian air defences intercepted 660 Ukrainian drones in a major night-time attack on 12 Russian regions as well as the Russia-held Crimean peninsula, the Black Sea and the Azov Sea, Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Friday. It appeared to be one of the biggest drone attacks on Russia and the illegally annexed Crimea since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than four years ago. The previous biggest Ukrainian attack over the past year was 556 drones on May 17. In an effort to turn the...

Sky News Australia

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· Jun 27, 2026

Ukraine launches one of its largest drone attacks on Russia

Ukraine has launched one of its largest drone attacks on Russia. Moscow’s Defence Ministry confirmed its military intercepted 660 drones. The attack surpassed Kyiv’s aerial assault in May, when 556 drones targeted Russia. Authorities in the Russian Crimea region declared an “emergency situation” to try to ease the fallout from increasing attacks by Ukraine.

The West Australian

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· Jul 6, 2026

UK jets intercept Russian plane following carrier group

Fighter jets have escorted a Russian patrol aircraft away from a UK aircraft carrier in an incident the British government branded unsafe and unprofessional.

Yemen Press Agency

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· Jul 6, 2026

Britain F-35 fighters intercept Russian aircraft near NATO aircraft carrier in the Norwegian Sea

LONDON, July 06 (YPA) – The British Ministry of Defence announced that F-35 fighter jets intercepted a Russian reconnaissance aircraft that approached a NATO aircraft carrier group in the Norwegian Sea. In a statement, the ministry explained that the Russian Bere-F maritime patrol aircraft flew at low altitude several times near the task force led []

Reuters

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· Jul 8, 2026

Ukraine counters Russia's Starlink jamming

Russian forces are trying to counter Ukrainian mid-range drone strikes by disguising military cargoes and deploying powerful electronic jamming systems, according to Ukrainian drone commanders and pilots. Ukraine's use of relatively low-cost drones capable of striking targets dozens of miles behind the front line has become a significant feature of the war. #ukraine #russia #war #drone #starlink

Yemen News Agency - SABA

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· 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

The Eastern Herald

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· 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.

The Kyiv Independent

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· Jun 22, 2026

10 killed, 48 injured in Russian strikes across Ukraine over past day as family killed in Sumy Oblast drone attack

Russia launched 89 Shahed-type attack drones overnight on June 22, Ukraine's Air Force said. Air defenses shot down 79 drones, while nine struck targets at six locations.

Caucasian Knot

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· Jul 10, 2026

The FSB reported the prevention of a terrorist act at the military airfield in Rostov-on-Don.

13 drones were planned to be used for explosions at the military airfield Rostov-Central, the terrorist act was planned by the Ukrainian side, the FSB stated.

Middle East Eye

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· Jun 27, 2026

Drone targets Iranian Kurdish opposition camp in Iraq: Reuters

Drone targets Iranian Kurdish opposition camp in Iraq: Reuters An explosive drone targeted a camp belonging to an Iranian Kurdish opposition group north of Iraq’s Erbil, Reuters reported on Saturday, citing security sources. There were no immediate reports of casualties. In March, US media reported that the White House was exploring options to back Kurdish opposition factions in Iraq as part of efforts to support regime change in Tehran. Kurdish opposition groups, however, neither confirmed nor denied the possibility of a US-backed ground advance.

Sputnik

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· Jul 6, 2026

Zelensky's Planned Pre-NATO Drone Offensive Against Russia Failed - Russian MoD

A large-scale attack on Russian territory allegedly planned by Vladimir Zelensky ahead of the NATO summit was thwarted by the professional actions of Russia's Armed Forces, with the overwhelming majority of Ukrainian drones shot down or neutralized, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

AzerNews

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· Jul 8, 2026

Ukrainian drones target major Russian petrochemical plant

Ukrainian drones targeted the Nizhnekamskneftekhim plant, one of Russia's largest petrochemical enterprises, AzerNEWS reports.

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