In a political twist unimaginable when Russia began its full-scale invasion four years ago, the U.S. is requesting Ukraine's military expertise to help intercept Iranian drones.
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The U.S. is struggling to counter the Iranian Shahed drone despite having years to learn from Ukraine's experience
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Not for nothing, Ukraine is also repelling a small aerial attack involving Shahed drones right now per the country's air force.
surreal to see these things outside Ukraine.
BREAKING: Presisdent Trump tells NBC News "a large amount of leadership" in Iran was killed in strikes.
And another:
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Video of a Shahed attack drone:
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Trump previously spoke about Iran's missiles, which are, of course, also a threat. But a big question is whether counties bombarded by Iranian Shahed drones have the capability to intercept en masse.
The advantages of Shaheds is that they can be made quickly and in high quantity. Russia has managed to launch up to 750 in one night.
The large number of drones can easily overwhelm air defences. As we see with Iran's response now, even a single drone can do significant damage.
Russia bought Shahed attack drone tech and 6,000 units from Iran in Nov. 2022 for $1.75 billion per a @c4ads.org report released last year.
Zelensky said Russia has launched over 57,000 at Ukraine since.
Now, we see Iran launching this relatively cheap weapon against civilian and military targets.
For those thinking of using Telegram for conflict reporting, image gathering, and source searching, here’s a guide I put together for @indicator.media:
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Wow what a day that was!
NEW: A baby held in immigration detention became so sick, she had to be rushed to a hospital in severe respiratory distress.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
Russian drone attack on bus carrying mine workers in Ukraine kills at least 12
We set out to determine how many images of women and girls Grok created during its nudifying spree. What we found was “industrial-scale abuse,” experts said. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
2000 Meters to Andriivka was snubbed by the Oscars, but it's still the absolute best documentary of modern warfare. When the soldiers who survived stood up after the film's premier in Kyiv last summer, they received a 15 minute standing ovation.
Watch here 👇
Thanks so much, Malachy
Ukraine's Operation Spiderweb is one of the most ambitious covert operations to date, striking a precious airplane fleet deep in Russia's territory.
Read our exclusive account based on conversations with those involved:
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We're back to power outages in Kyiv after Russia's latest attack. In the neighbourhood café, staff and visitors exchange stories about the situation in their homes.
"I hope it's over soon," the waitress said to her guests, who are without power, "but, for now, enjoy our light."
“There will be no more mercy.”
“No one deserves pity. Spare me your whining.”
Those are captions to videos of Russian drone operators attacking civilians in Kherson city and region.
Living in Kherson means risking execution from the sky.
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“We live in a mousetrap,” said one victim of such an attack.
“They are not humans after what they are doing," said another.
The UN said the attacks are "part of a coordinated state policy" and "crimes against humanity."
Oksana Grytsenko and I report:
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This year alone, Russians have used over 101,000 FPV drones in the Kherson region, per authorities.
In the city, they expand about 5,000 per month.
90 civilians have been killed and over 1,300 injured, authorities say. The youngest victim, in the region, was a 1-year-old boy.
Russians began attacking civilians in Kherson using FPV drones over a year ago.
Over time, the drones have been able to reach further. Attacks on the main highway into the city risk cutting the main artery.
@cen4infores.bsky.social has geolocated videos of Russians post online:
“There will be no more mercy.”
“No one deserves pity. Spare me your whining.”
Those are captions to videos of Russian drone operators attacking civilians in Kherson city and region.
Living in Kherson means risking execution from the sky.
www.wsj.com/world/russia... (read free)
When Russia began bombarding farmers in Kherson with FPV drones, Oleksandr Hordienko fought back, shooting down over 80 with his rifle.
Russians took notice.
“They’re hunting me,” he said.
Our story on what Ukraine's farmers in Kherson face:
www.wsj.com/world/a-ukra...
When Russia began bombarding farmers in Kherson with FPV drones, Oleksandr Hordienko fought back, shooting down over 80 with his rifle.
Russians took notice.
“They’re hunting me,” he said.
Our story on what Ukraine's farmers in Kherson face:
www.wsj.com/world/a-ukra...
Russia's deadliest attack on Kyiv since Anchorage has damaged EU and UK offices and killed at least 17.
Among the infrastructure hit was a courier sorting facility and a train depot.
“Not a single train will be canceled,” the train company said.
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Kyiv, the day after a massive Russian bombardment.
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