The image shows operators from the 429th Separate Unmanned Systems Regiment 'ACHILLES' of the Special Operations Forces. Behind the scenes are daily training sessions, hundreds of drills, and a lot of hard work. Photo: 429th Separate Unmanned Systems Regiment 'ACHILLES' Ukrainian Armed Forces Unmanned Systems Forces #InnovationsInTheAFU
Wreckage of Russian Gerbera drone washed up on Baltic Sea coast in Latvia
And yes, Russia has managed to grab less than 1% of the Ukrainian territory over the last 1,000 days of war. This is just Ukraine’s history-making heroism and Russia’s colossal failure as a military power.
Weiwei for Kyiv Independent: I think freedom is the best moment when you're against tyranny and against obstacles in life. Ukraine is in a difficult time, but that's the moment you're defending freedom, and that's the glory. 1/ pic.twitter.com/Kt7hWYILd6
— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 18 septembre 2025
Weiwei for Kyiv Independent: I think freedom is the best moment when you're against tyranny and against obstacles in life. Ukraine is in a difficult time, but that's the moment you're defending freedom, and that's the glory. 1/
Meanwhile, Russia has already spent 1,303 days unsuccessfully trying to crush Ukraine in its full-scale war of aggression. That is already 78% of the length of the World War I, almost 60% of the entire World War II, and in particular 92% of the war on the Soviet-German Eastern
Poland and Ukraine will sign a drone warfare agreement. Polish troops will train with Ukrainians using frontline experience. The NATO-Ukraine drone center in Bydgoszcz will support it.
In hidden shops, 3-D printers churn fresh airframes. Racks of FPVs fill the walls. After one mission, Adama tore off his crab patch and handed over a half-melted Wagner insignia. He was on fire when he died. Tokens of a brutal game. 8X
In 20 hours, the crew launched 12 suicide drones. At least one kill, likely more. Small teams like this are only 2% of Ukraine’s force but account for a large share of Russian losses. 6/
Between sorties they are hunted themselves. Once a hacked feed showed a Russian drone searching their block. Adama waved at the screen: Not here—hit Team B. 7/
Two Russians slipped in by Jet Ski. Probably Wagner, Adama said. The first FPV tore into sandbags. The second he sent through a window. The building exploded. Secondary blast. One confirmed, probably more. 5/
