ukrainian drones

Drones targeted oil refineries in Russia’s Yaroslavl region, causing minor damage. Governor Mykhailo Yevrayev reported no casualties, and authorities say the situation is now contained.

The drone war needs systemic counter-drone defense and quality deep-strike capability, but is undermined by populist choices, inflated profits, and the liquidation of high-quality units.

Corruption in the defense sector: embezzlement of UAH 90 million on drones uncovered. NABU and SAP exposed a large-scale scheme organized by officials of the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine and representatives of private companies during the procurement of drones for the Defense Forces of Ukraine.

Mass drone attack reported Across Russia: 193 UAVs allegedly shot down, Moscow among targets.

It’s been two weeks since Yuriy Kasyanov’s unit was brutally wiped out – and in that time, I’ve felt the full force of a system intoxicated by the power that war has given it.

A series of explosions occurred at the Novokuibyshev Oil Refinery in Russia’s Samara Region following a drone attack. Drones also struck a gas processing plant in the Russian city of Orenburg.

Yuriy Kasyanov, a defiant engineer-soldier exposes corruption, political revenge, and manipulation in Ukraine’s defense industry after his combat unit was destroyed.

Drone attacks in occupied Crimea hit energy and oil infrastructure, causing fires, power outages, and the self-destruction of a Russian Su-30 aircraft.

Yuriy Kasyanov reveals how his volunteer-built drone unit, which struck the Kremlin and Russian military targets, was dismantled by Ukrainian leadership – its base stripped bare despite being fully funded by private and volunteer money.

Yuriy Kasyanov claims Ukraine’s volunteer long-range drone unit — which struck Moscow — was disbanded after his whistleblowing on Fire Point; he denounces leadership and vows resistance.

Yuriy Kasyanov — a Major and aerial-reconnaissance specialist — led a volunteer long-range drone unit famed for daring deep-strike operations, including a strike on Moscow.

Right now the servicemen of Ukraine’s most effective drone unit are handing over personal property, service vehicles, and are taking unmanned aircraft out into the open — over 100 of them worth more than $1 million.