Friday, 23 May 2025 () Throughout the more than three years since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, drones have been a key tool and weapon used by both sides in the conflict. Because of this, Ukraine is at the cutting edge of drone innovation, churning out some two million unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, last year. These flying drones come in all sizes and they're produced in factories large and high-tech, as well as small and shoestring. In today's episode, NPR's Eleanor Beardsley takes us inside a drone-making operation in Kyiv.
Russia’s Defense Ministry confirmed a large-scale missile and drone strike on a military-industrial site in Kiev that manufactures drones and missiles. The attack also targeted a radar surveillance center and a US-made Patriot air defense system. The strike followed a surge in Ukrainian drone...
Ukrainian prisoners of war were met with emotional reunions and national flags after being freed in the first stage of a major prisoner swap with Russia on May 23, 2025. Families wept and cheered as..
Russia hits Ukraine with massive drone and missile attack with explosions in Kyiv
The assault came amid a prisoner exchange between Moscow and Kyiv. Russia and Ukraine on Saturday completed a..
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Russia unleashed a massive overnight drone and missile assault on Kyiv, just hours after the largest prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia. Multiple waves of explosions rocked the capital,..