Russia launches drone and missile attack on Ukraine
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State government calls attack ‘clear disregard for lives of civilians and their humanitarian needs’ - Anadolu Ajansı
The drones resemble Iranian-designed Shaheds, which Russia has used in devastating strikes on Ukraine throughout the war.
The U.S. military has deployed its first squadron of one-way attack drones to the Middle East. They were reverse-engineered from Iran’s Shahed drone.
A Russian drone strike in February 2025 severely damaged the New Safe Confinement at Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear site. The structure, designed to contain radioactive materials, is now compromised. While radiation levels remain stable,
Ukraine said in February a Russian drone had struck the protective shelter housing the nuclear reactor at Chernobyl, the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster in 1986. A fire at the site was quickly extinguished, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said at the time. Russia denied targeting the site.
The Army is giving the AH-64E Apache a new mission, transforming the iconic gunship into a fast-moving drone killer designed to protect troops from the swarm threats shaping modern war.