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Ukrainian forces have reportedly downed a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile equipped with a cluster warhead for the first time. This took place on the night of June 7, during which a Tu-95MS bomber launched five Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles. Current evidence Read More …
While drones, electronic warfare, and artillery have played significant roles throughout the Russia-Ukraine war, many battlefield outcomes have been decided by a different technology: mines. As Western-provided ammunition starts to arrive at the Ukrainian frontlines, the 10,000 Remote Anti-Armor Mine Read More …
A study conducted by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Rating Group on explosive ordnance risk awareness and safe behaviour practices among Ukrainian parents and children aged 10 to 17 has revealed that boys aged 14 to 17 Read More …
A Taiwanese shipbuilder has unveiled an “unmanned boat” as a “universal test platform” that has “military applications” if “imagination” allows. A report by Liberty Times quoted officials from the developer, CITIC Shipbuilding, who indicated Taiwan’s private industry is being roped Read More …
The man was treated by fire-fighters after he “suffered significant burns following an explosion,” on Monday, the source said. A subsequent search of his room led to the discovery of products and materials intended for the manufacture of explosive devices, Read More …
A multi-national effort to provide Kyiv with additional first-person view (FPV) drones has officially begun, thanks to the launch of an industry competition. Led by the United Kingdom, the competition will dish out funds to successful bidders in hopes of Read More …
Nine teams of Ukrainian developers presented during the Safe Field hackathon their projects aimed at facilitating mine clearance efforts. This is about the platforms designed to mow grass in mine-infested areas. “The main request to developers is to create robotic Read More …
Ukraine’s special forces have developed new software that allows drones to fly without the use of GPS, limiting the impact of Russian jamming. The software, called Eagle Eyes, allows unmanned drones to travel using sight rather than satellite-based GPS navigation, Read More …
An intriguing video has emerged online, reportedly showing a Russian FPV drone taking out a Ukrainian Uncrewed Surface Vessel [USV] in what is likely the Black Sea. This marks the first documented footage of an FPV drone engaging a USV Read More …
Cambodia will examine the possibility of cooperating with Japan to provide more training for Ukrainian deminers. The pledge was made by Hun Sen, President of the Cambodian Senate, in a video conference meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Ruslan Stefanchuk yesterday Read More …
In the past week, demining units of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s State Special Transport Service found and neutralized 3,948 explosive objects. The State Special Transport Service said this in a post on its Facebook page, Ukrinform reports. “The area of Read More …
As part of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s surprise visit to Belgium, he and Prime Minister Alexander De Croo signed a security agreement about the delivery of at least €977 million in military aid this year, they announced on Tuesday. The Read More …
The State Emergency Service of Ukraine held a meeting with the representatives of the Embassy of Japan in Ukraine, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Japanese companies. The event was attended by Andrii Danyk, the Acting Head of Read More …
The “Code 9.2” drone unit, from the 92nd assault brigade, are moving into a new launch position from where they are about to conduct a rare and potent mission: flying drones into Russia and dropping mines onto key roads inside Read More …
Croatia and Ukraine have signed a memorandum on cooperation between the two countries’ mine action centers. The press service of the Main Department for Mine Action, Civil Protection and Environmental Safety of Ukraine announced this on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. “Croatia Read More …
The other day, a man called the 102 special line and reported that he had found an FPV drone with an unexploded ordnance in a field in the Kherson region. In addition to the drone, the explosive experts also found Read More …
The 2024 Ottawa Convention Conference chair Ly Thuch has endorsed Ukraine’s participation in the Siem Reap-Angkor Summit on a Mine-Free World in November, amid allegations of the Ukrainian military’s use of banned antipersonnel mines. This support is in response to Read More …
Governmental and non-governmental mine action operators have surveyed over 115,000 hectares of agricultural land since the beginning of the year, of which 108,000 hectares have been brought back into economic use. “Bomb disposal units inspected almost 35,000 hectares of agricultural Read More …
Two police officers from the Zhytomyr region have been wounded while clearing mines in the Kherson region. The Kherson region police announced this in a post on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. “In Bilohirka, two police officers from the Zhytomyr region were Read More …
A Russian Kamov Ka-27 Helix helicopter destroyed a Ukrainian USV (Unmanned Surface Vehicle) that was carrying an R-73 air-to-air missile. Ukrainian unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), also referred to as “drone boats” or “drone vessels”, have emerged as a significant threat Read More …