Euromaidan Press

5 days ago | euromaidanpress.com | David Axe

Ukrainian forces are desperately short of long-range air defenses that can protect Ukraine’s cities from Russian missiles. Unable to shoot down all of the incoming missiles, the Ukrainians are doing the next best thing—they’re blowing up the munitions on the ground, before Russian air force bombers can launch them.

1 week ago | euromaidanpress.com | David Axe

Inside Ukraine’s new surprise offensive in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, an unassuming plywood drone is going after another Russian howitzer. Don’t let its simplicity fool you—this German-made HF-1 packs sophisticated AI that finds and strikes targets even when Russian jammers block radio signals. It’s the third attempt to hit this particular Msta-S self-propelled howitzer’s hatch, with two previous 11-kg, AI-steered drones already lying destroyed beside the 47-ton vehicle.

1 week ago | euromaidanpress.com | David Axe

Ukrainian drone operators are now hunting the hunters. Across the front line of Russia’s war on Ukraine, a new electronic predator called the Black Eye is silently stalking the battlefield, threatening to neutralize what may be Ukraine’s most decisive advantage. This isn’t just another piece of Russian hardware—it’s a technological countermove in a rapidly evolving electronic chess match. And it appears to be much better-made—and thus much more effective—than previous Russian jammers.

1 week ago | euromaidanpress.com | David Axe

In a dramatic overnight assault on 3 May, Ukraine launched hundreds of drones and missiles across land, sea, and air—destroying two Russian jets and striking deep into occupied Crimea. Russian losses include two warplanes, marking Russia’s heaviest one-day aerial loss in many months. The drones launched under the cover of darkness.

1 week ago | euromaidanpress.com | Alya Shandra

Lithuania has implemented additional restrictions for Russian and Belarusian citizens that took effect on 3 May, RFE/RL reported. Under the new law passed by Lithuania’s Seimas (parliament), Russian citizens will lose their residence permits if they travel to Russia or Belarus more than once every three months without “objective reasons,” with exceptions for transportation workers and those with valid justifications.