Russia, drones and Ukraine
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Russia is reportedly testing its V2U drone, which requires no GPS or human commands and uses terrain-analysis navigation to autonomously find and attack targets.
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'The threat was constant' — Russian drone flew over Angelina Jolie during her Ukraine trip
The threat of drones was a constant, heavy presence. You hear a low hum in the sky,” Jolie wrote on Instagram on Nov. 9.
American actress Angelina Jolie has revealed that during her visit to Mykolaiv and Kherson, a Russian drone flew directly over her.
Ukrainian drones have struck a major oil refinery in Russia’s Volgograd region for the second time in nearly three months, according to Ukraine’s general staff.
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Drone war escalates — 75 Ukrainian UAVs strike deep inside Russia, crippling Volgograd industry
Ukraine launched a large-scale drone attack on Russia on Thursday, sending 75 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) toward strategic targets in southern Russia. The strike caused a major fire in an industrial area of Volgograd and disrupted air traffic across the country,
Air defense forces shot down 34 drones involved in Russia’s attack beginning the evening of November 8; hits were confirmed at nine locations. — Ukrinform.
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A new system to identify and take down Russian drones is being deployed to NATO’s eastern flank
The drone incursions and the instability on NATO’s eastern flank stem from Russia’s war in Ukraine, now approaching the end of its fourth year. The conflict has become a crucible for drone development, transforming the battlefield into a testing zone for new technology which now has applications elsewhere in Europe.
An overnight drone attack by Ukraine temporarily disrupted power and heating supplies in the southwestern Russia city of Voronezh, a regional governor said on Sunday.
Overnight on Sunday, November 9, drones attacked Voronezh CHPP-1 (combined heat and power plant) in Russia, the city’s largest supplier of heat for residential buildings and major industrial enterprises.