Ukrainian officials say three people were killed and 13 were wounded when Russia attacked the country with waves of drones and missiles.

The US has not sent advanced military drones to Ukraine due to significant concerns over technology security and cost-effectiveness. -Ukrainian officials report that US drone manufacturers like General Atomics are forbidden by Congress from supplying powerful drones over fears they could be shot down and the technology copied by Russia.

Ukraine’s drones range from small, autonomous boats patrolling the Black Sea to aircraft that travel hundreds of kilometres into Russia. Most are designed to be made from parts that are cheap, easy to find and simple to put together,

The Ukrainian military says its new weapon system, which launches antiaircraft missiles from a remote-controlled speedboat, has brought down two Russian jet fighters.

Russia said on Friday it had conducted large-scale tests of new laser-based systems to defend against drones. A government statement described the new technology as "promising" and said it had been tested against various types of drone in different weather conditions.

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Ukraine recently used inexpensive drones to inflict serious damage to Russia's strategic bomber fleet in an audacious attack.

You cannot jam such a drone, because there is nothing to jam,” said Darwin, a 20-year-old Ukrainian drone pilot, recalling the latest generation of AI-controlled UAVs now reshaping the battlefield. It is the essence of a revolution in technology that has reoriented the arithmetic of contemporary warfare and nowhere more so than in the ongoing