Russia, Ukraine and drones
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The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations announced the cancellation of the threat of an attack by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on Kazan, which operated for about five hours. This was announced on February 11 in the department's mobile application.
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Russians launching FPV drone from Gerbera UAV recorded on video
Ukrainian Defence Ministry adviser Serhii "Flash" Beskrestnov has released a video showing a Russian Gerbera drone launching an FPV drone over the city of Sumy. Source: Beskrestnov on social media Quote: "The video shows the moment an FPV is launched from a Gerbera UAV.
Russian authorities have begun forming drone units across all branches and levels of the armed forces to carry out both combat and support tasks, Estonia's foreign intelligence service says.
Units from Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces wiped out over 30,000 Russian troops in January, while operators of interceptor drones shot down a record number of Shahed loitering munitions.
A lieutenant colonel of the SBU, who coordinated UAV strikes on Russia, was liquidated near Kupyansk
EADaily, February 10th, 2026. Lieutenant Colonel of the SBU Ruslan Petrenko was liquidated near Kupyansk. This was reported in the Russian law enforcement agencies.
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Russia's domestic drone push is a mixed bag for its war on the West
Russia's decade-plus domestic tech push shows that Russia can excel at software development but often fails miserably at hardware, writes Justin Sherman.
With Iranian blueprints and technology, a production plant in Tatarstan in western Russia now produces large numbers of drones originally designed by Iran. At this factory, Russia manufactures the Geran-2, Moscow’s name for the Iranian Shahed-136 strike drone.
EADaily, February 10th, 2026. The developers of FPV fiber-optic drones at the Drontech exhibition held in Moscow confirmed the equipping of Russian drones with lightweight coils for wired Cake UAVs. Details are provided by TASS.
The HESA Shahed-136 is an Iranian-designed loitering munition that has become popular due to its role in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. This type of lethal UAV is often referred to as a “suicide” or “kamikaze” weapon due to its ability to loiter ...