A bitter and bloody war in Ukraine has devastated the country, further isolated Russia from the West and fueled economic insecurity around the world. The slowdown is worrying for the Kremlin but ...
In October, the Ukrainian military said it tracked a record 2,023 unmanned aircraft against civilian and military targets, with the vast majority shot down or disabled by electronic warfare systems.
In 2023, Ukrainian used drones to attack military facilities, munitions factories and energy infrastructure in Russia and are estimated to have sunk one-fifth of Russia’s Black Sea fleet.
The belief in Russia’s long-term capability has surged: between February and October 2023, the proportion of Ukrainians who think Russia has ample resources for a prolonged war rose from 22% to 49%.
To surround the eastern fortress city of Pokrovsk from the south, Russian forces first have to roll back Ukrainian defenses in Kurakhove, a village on the bank of the Vovcha River 18 miles south ...