Russia, Ukraine and drones
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Efforts to halt Russia’s use of the Starlink internet system to guide its drones for attacks on Ukraine have produced “real results,” Ukraine’s defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov said on Sunday.
Russian scientists are developing cyborg pigeon drones that could be used for covert surveillance or warfare. Under a project codenamed PJN-1, neural chips are implanted into the birds’ brains, with cameras strapped to their chests and flight paths dictated remotely by operators.
The British government is seeking new powers for troops as sightings of "rogue drones" around military bases doubled amid tension with Russia.
As Ukraine assesses damage from recent Russian drone attacks, officials are praising Elon Musk for stripping Russia of one of its tools of attack: Starlink internet service.
The Geran-5 is a faster, jet-powered Russian attack drone that could force Ukraine to rely on expensive missile interceptors instead of gun-based air defenses.
Russian drone strike killed 12 Ukrainian coal miners in what DTEK CEO Maxim Timchenko called an "unprovoked terrorist attack" on civilian workers returning from their shift.
Nets once used to protect tulips in the Netherlands are getting a new lease of life – protecting Ukrainian soldiers and civilians from Russian drones.
Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, also writing after the daily meeting, said 217 Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy system had been recorded since the beginning of the year. She p