Oleksandr Syrskyi

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - Overseeing integration of interceptor drones into Ukraine's layered air defense

Russia began bombing Ukrainian cities with Iranian-made Shahed drones in October 2022. Three and a half years later, Ukraine has turned that onslaught into an exportable advantage: low-cost interceptor drones, costing as little as $2,100 apiece, that now account for more than 70 percent of Shahed kills — and that the Pentagon, Gulf states, and NATO allies all want to buy.

Updated Yesterday

Commander-in-Chief, Armed Forces of Ukraine - Leading Ukrainian operations in Kupiansk direction

Russian forces have spent more than two years trying to recapture Kupiansk, a railway hub they lost in five days during Ukraine's 2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive. On February 9, 2026, Russian troops launched a mechanized assault east of the city, claiming to have captured the villages of Petropavlivka and Stepova Novoselivka—though Ukrainian forces reported repelling multiple attacks in the same area. The contested advance continues a pattern of Russian claims that outpace verified territorial control.

Updated Feb 9