Both sides are now using large numbers of attack drones controlled via fiber optic cables which are immune to radio jamming making them effectiveley unstoppable.

The Pentagon notified Congress last week that it will be diverting critical anti-drone technology that had been allocated for Ukraine to US Air Force units in the Middle East, according to correspondence obtained by CNN and people familiar with the matter.

A surprise drone attack like Ukraine's Operation Spiderweb may force a rethink of the threats the Golden Dome air defense network must defend against.

Britain pledged on Wednesday to supply 100,000 drones to Ukraine by the end of the current financial year in April 2026, marking a tenfold increase, after saying the unmanned aerial vehicles had transformed the way wars are fought.

Russian President Vladimir Putin told President Donald Trump in a phone call Wednesday that he was obligated to respond to Ukraine’s weekend drone attack, Trump said, setting up a potential escalation in the conflict just as the US president hopes to broker an end to the war.

Rachel Maddow explains how Ukraine's "Spiderweb" drone operation, which destroyed several Russian military planes, exposed a huge global nuclear vulnerability.

The strikes help Kyiv "negotiate from a position of strength," Oleksandr Merezhko, the head of Ukraine's parliamentary foreign affairs committee, told Newsweek.

S jet fighter performs a flight during the Aviadarts competition, as part of the International Army Games 2021, at the Dubrovichi range outside Ryazan, Russia August 27, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File photo KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine's air forces shot down a Russian Su-35 fighter jet on Saturday morning,