The war in Ukraine is now largely being fought with drones. Ukraine made 2 million last year. Drone makers churn them out in factories and... Ukraine's DIY drone makers are helping fighters on the ...

At the first annual Best Drone Warfighter competition, soldiers brought their homemade drones for test flights and evaluations.

Cheap, homebuilt drones are reshaping the battlefield in Ukraine, turning rare Russian flamethrower systems worth millions into highly vulnerable targets. In one November 2025 operation near the city ...

KYIV, Ukraine — In the courtyard of a group of ordinary-looking Kyiv apartment blocks, a stairway leads down to a small basement apartment. Three big dogs run out into the hallway when newcomers ...

Biophysicist Oleh Halaidych, 34, helps make drones at a workshop in Kyiv. "I think we are all motivated because we see that this is a cheap and accessible way to make weapons," he says. "They kill the ...