Ukraine has built a fast, low-cost defensive shield to stop Russian attacks with Iranian-designed Shahed drones.

Russia's largest oil exporting port Primorsk on the Baltic Sea has been hit by a devastating Ukrainian drone attack

The attacks targeted the cities of Saratov and Engels in Saratov Oblast and Tolyatti in Samara Oblast. The towns host key Russian military and industrial assets, including the Saratov oil refinery

Ukraine’s war with Russia has turned the country’s front lines into the world’s most active proving ground for unmanned aerial combat. In 2024 alone, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence authorized more than 330 domestically produced unmanned systems for operational use,

With the use of electronic jamming systems and interceptor drones, the Ukrainian national oil and gas company may be a model for others.

In eastern Ukraine, white nylon nets now stretch over roads and city streets, a low-tech defense against deadly FPV drones that dominate the battlefield and threaten civilians near the front line.

Germany will fund the production of 15,000 Ukrainian-made Strila (Arrow) interceptor drones, which will be handed over to units of the National Guard of Ukraine.

Swarmer is likely to be the first of many: a Ukrainian defense startup with an American face that leans on U.S. capital to scale production for both the Ukrainian and American militaries.