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  • The world wants Ukraine’s cutting-edge drones, but they aren’t yet for sale

    09/06/2025 2:42:36 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 9 replies
    The Washington Post ^ | Sep 6, 2025 3:00 a.m. EDT | David L. Stern
    Kyiv says it needs all its drones for the battlefield, but manufacturers insist the foreign revenue from exports would let them expand their production.KYIV — Foreign drone companies are swarming Ukraine, hoping to be a part of one of the most exciting unmanned vehicle production hubs in the world. There’s one problem: Ukraine’s drone makers are severely limited in exporting their production and know-how. Drone use and production have skyrocketed in the war between Ukraine and Russia, now in its fourth year, because of these machines’ low cost and deadly effectiveness. The constant battle-testing has accelerated the pace of evolution...
  • Ukrainian forces retake three Donbas villages – Syrskyi

    08/24/2025 11:26:24 AM PDT · by Grzegorz 246 · 55 replies
    NV ^ | August 24, 2025
    Ukrainian defenders launched a counterattack and cleared Russian invaders from three villages in Donetsk Oblast, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi reported in a Facebook post on Aug. 24. "Our forces successfully counterattacked and cleared the enemy from the villages of Mykhailivka, Zelenyi Hai, and Volodymyrivka in Donetsk Oblast," Syrskyi stated. While working on the Pokrovsk front, he met with defenders holding the line in Pokrovsk, and listened to reports from corps and brigade commanders on the operational situation. "The situation is indeed challenging; the enemy has concentrated its main efforts on this front line. But we must hold...
  • Russia claims capture of Chasiv Yar after 16-month battle

    07/31/2025 7:58:36 PM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 19 replies
    Reuters ^ | July 31, 2025 | Mark Trevelyan
    Russia said on Thursday it had captured the town of Chasiv Yar in eastern Ukraine after nearly 16 months of fighting, opening the way for potential further advances. Russia's Defence Ministry said in a brief statement its forces had "liberated" the town.