A Ukrainian drone operator said the dialogue he has with drone makers means he can weigh in on the development and get replacement parts in a day.

Within minutes, Serhiy hooks up the drone to a huge slingshot on the edge of a field. The motor screams as the rear propeller spins up, and Yevhen counts down, “Three, two, one, launch!” Serhiy launches the drone,

Offensive operations by Russia’s army have increased across the front line, according to social media posts by Ukrainian officers, an analysis of information from the General Staff in Kyiv and soldiers speaking to CNN.

"What you did yesterday will no longer work tomorrow," said Vice Adm. Oleksiy Neizhpapa, who commands Ukraine's naval forces.

A unit of Ukrainian drone pilots stationed in Pokrovsk have told RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service they have become a high-value target for Russian forces.

Month after month, Ukraine has increased the size and scope of its drone assaults within Russia despite the war's strategic pressures.

Business Insider visited a Ukrainian company making fiber-optic drones in Kyiv. This is what it's like inside the operation.

The Marine Corps has established an attack drone team as part of an effort to make sure rifle squads have the technology and tactics to find and destroy enemies up to 20 kilometers away, said Col. Scott Cuomo, head of Weapons Training Battalion, Quantico.

Volodymyr Zelensky has said his military has captured two Chinese soldiers, confirming Beijing have joined Russia’s war effort in the three-year-old war.Ukrainian officials have found identification cards,