The attack showed the extent to which the drones have helped Kyiv exercise greater control in the Black Sea.

Ukraine sinks Russian border guard ship involved in 2018 Kerch Strait attack * June deadliest month for civilians in Ukraine since April 2022,

Ukraine said the fully robotic amphibious assault was the first known mission of its kind, demonstrating how drone warfare continues to evolve.

Ukraine and Russia tweak and upgrade their drones every few weeks in a bid to overtake the other in the unmanned systems race.

June was the deadliest month for Ukrainian civilians since April 2022, the United Nations said Tuesday, underscoring the devastating impact of Russia’s intensified attacks on cities far from the front lines.

Now ground robots evacuate the wounded, hold trenches and even do the killing. By Maria Varenikova and Paul Mozur Maria Varenikova reported from Kyiv, Ukraine While flying drones have grabbed the world’s attention and rewritten the rules of combat,

France has given the blueprints for its Scalp-EG cruise missile to Ukraine as part of a defence deal. The pact grants Kyiv the right to produce the French weapon – essentially the same low-observable cruise missile as the Storm Shadow – at factories in the war-torn country.

Ukraine’s air force said Tuesday it intercepted five ballistic missiles launched by Russia in a raft of overnight attacks, although other missiles and drones got through and hit warehouses and a school in the capital of Kyiv.