drones

Ukraine is amping up drone production to get an edge in the war against Russia

5:00am October 15, 2024

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the country can now make 4 million drones annually. The government, military, private companies and regular citizens are all involved.

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Ukrainian startups are creating a low-cost robot army to fight Russia

3:08am July 15, 2024

by The Associated Press

An ecosystem of labs in hundreds of secret workshops is leveraging innovation to create a robot army that Ukraine hopes will kill Russian troops and save its own wounded soldiers and civilians.

Law Enforcement

The Quarry at Grant Park closed as search for missing person continues

3:52pm June 26, 2024

by David Ford

Investigators have expanded their search for 19-year-old Kaedian Allen at Winston-Salem's Quarry at Grant Park. On Wednesday, the park was closed to the public as officers conducted a thorough sweep of the area.

Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth looks over the latest version of the M1A2 Abrams main battle tank as she tours the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center on Feb. 16, 2023, in Lima, Ohio.

Ukraine pulls U.S.-provided Abrams tanks from the front lines over drone threats

5:15am April 26, 2024

by The Associated Press

Five of the 31 tanks have already been lost to Russian attacks in Ukraine, where the use of surveillance and hunter-killer drones had made it difficult for them to operate.

People, rescuers and security forces gather around a vehicle hit by a drone strike, reportedly killing three people, including two leaders of a pro-Iran group, in Baghdad on Wednesday.

U.S. drone strike kills a leader of an Iran-backed militia in Iraq

6:56pm February 07, 2024

by James Hider

A U.S. drone strike in the Iraqi capital has killed at least one leader of an Iran-backed militia, Kataib Hezbollah.

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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba (center left) and European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell visit a monument to fallen defenders of Ukraine in Kyiv, Monday. Borrell and EU foreign ministers have gathered in Kyiv in a display of support for Ukraine's fight against Russia's invasion.

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Latest on Ukraine: U.S. aid stumbles and Slovakia elects a pro-Russia leader

12:39pm October 02, 2023

by International Desk

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Investigators examine a damaged skyscraper in the "Moscow City" business district after a reported drone attack in Moscow, Russia, early Sunday, July 30, 2023.

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A drone attack on Moscow briefly shut one of its airports and injured one

8:22am July 30, 2023

by The Associated Press

Russian authorities say three Ukrainian drones attacked Moscow in the early hours on Sunday, injuring one person and prompting a temporary closure for traffic of one of four airports near the capital.

Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Mykhailo Federov speaks to drone makers and drone pilot trainers at an event south of Kyiv on June 15. Federov leads the Army of Drones project that has allowed Ukraine to make wide use of drones, for reconnaissance and attacks, offsetting the huge advantage Russia has with its traditional air force.

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How Ukraine created an 'Army of Drones' to take on Russia

12:34pm June 20, 2023

by Greg Myre

We hear a lot about the big-ticket weapons the West is shipping to Ukraine. But Ukraine is also fighting effectively with a weapon it can buy off-the-shelf and is small enough to hold in one hand.

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Residents stand next to a building that was damaged in the night, following Russian shelling in Komyshevakha, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, Monday.

Latest on Ukraine: Russia will mark WWII Victory Day, as Ukraine war rolls on (May 8)

3:01pm May 08, 2023

by NPR Staff

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking to the governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region, Gleb Nikitin, during their meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Wednesday.

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Russia alleges Ukraine tried to attack the Kremlin in a Putin assassination attempt

7:14pm May 03, 2023

by Charles Maynes

Russia said Ukraine tried to attack the Kremlin with drones in an alleged attempt to kill President Vladimir Putin. Ukraine denies it, accusing Moscow of using this to justify a war escalation.

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