Ukraine's drone attack teaches West to bolster air defenses
Ukraine claims Operation Spiderweb damaged or destroyed more than 40 Russian aircraft parked near bases using inexpensive drones launched from wooden containers on trucks. The attack, costing under $1,000 per drone, sparked warnings that Western air defenses must adapt to hybrid threats while Russia disputes the damage and officials assess the broader impact on operations and morale.
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Five die in Pryluky drone strike in Ukraine
In Pryluky, Ukraine, at least five people including a one year old, the child’s mother and grandmother were killed when six Russian drones hit a residential area before dawn. Nine others were injured. The 50 year old fire chief Oleksandr Lebid, whose home was struck, died at his residence. President Zelenskyy confirmed the Shahed drone strike. The attack followed Trump’s claim of Putin vowing retaliation after drone strikes on Russian airfields. Pryluky sits about 60 miles east of Kyiv with a prewar population around 50,000.
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Ukraine says FPV drones smuggled into Russia via containers
In Operation Spiderweb Ukraine claimed to have smuggled the first person view drones into Russia. The drones were placed in wooden containers and transported by truck near airfields in the Irkutsk region in Siberia, the Murmansk region in the Arctic and the Amur region in the Far East, with two bases in western Russia also named.
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Trump urges letting Ukraine and Russia fight before peace
In a White House meeting with Germany's Friedrich Merz Trump compared the Ukraine war to siblings at odds and suggested it might help to let the conflict "fight for a while" before stepping in. He recalled telling Putin to keep fighting and suffering briefly before uniting the sides.
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Former girlfriend testifies against Combs in sex trafficking case
In New York, Sean Diddy Combs faces a racketeering trial with multiple accusers. A former girlfriend testifies about drug fueled sex marathons and control, naming pressure to have sex with other men and financial dominance. The testimony comes as another witness alleges repeated assaults and coerced encounters with male sex workers.
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