Russia, Ukraine and drone
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Russian postmen will be given anti-drone weapons as Ukraine expands its attacks across the country. The government has added new weaponry to their arsenal after a spate of offensives on parcel depots. Postmen in Russia are already armed with 9mm pistols, stun guns and body armour.
North Korea, already receiving Russian drone technology, could eventually gain access to more advanced capabilities like autonomous AI‑enabled and jet‑powered drones.
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Monday that the German consulate in St. Petersburg will have to close, a tit-for-tat move that reflected the simmering tensions between the two countries.
Ukraine’s expanding drone kill zones are pushing back Russian artillery, leading Russia to increasingly rely on massed FPV drones to deliver tactical fires on the front.
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Russia new jet-powered drones challenge Kyiv's air defencesPublished on: September 9, 2026 12:58 PM
Pakistan, Sept. 9 -- Russia has intensified drone attacks on Kyiv with new jet-powered weapons, putting additional pressure on Ukraine's air defence network. The drones fly higher and faster than earlier models.
The Russia-Ukraine war has reached a new technological level where combat operations are increasingly shifting to the realm of unmanned systems, and the majority of strikes — at both the tactical and operational-strategic levels — are carried out using attack drones and missiles.
Russia has resumed its relentless attacks on Kyiv with drones, and injured nine people in the latest strikes on the capital, local authorities said on Sept. 9. The Russian drones hit residential buildings,
BERLIN, Sept 9 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Wednesday that an attempted drone attack at Leipzig/Halle airport had been prepared in Russia over an extended period and that a disaster was only narrowly averted.