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Ukraine says it struck over 1,000 Russian boats in 10 months of 2025
Ukraine's Defence Ministry said Ukrainian forces had struck more than 1,000 Russian boats and catamarans during the first 10 months of 2025, with July recording the highest losses at over 230 vessels. The ministry added that all strikes on boats were recorded in the DELTA combat system and verified by the Brave1 defense innovations cluster.
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Ukraine develops evacuation drones for troops in inaccessible positions
Ukraine is developing evacuation drones with the Ministry of Defence and the Brave1 defence innovation cluster to extract wounded troops from positions where ground evacuation is impossible. The Stargate complex and Heavy Shot Ayudag-6 hexacopter have carried out successful long-range medical evacuations under difficult battlefield conditions.
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Ukraine says drones killed or wounded 302,000 Russian troops in 2026
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence says Ukrainian forces have killed or wounded 302,000 Russian personnel with drones since the beginning of 2026. It says every strike was recorded in the DELTA combat system and verified by the Brave1 defence innovations cluster. The highest reported monthly result was in March.
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Ukraine tests new interceptor against Russian jet-powered Shahed drones, Zelensky says
President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on September 15 that Ukraine had successfully tested a new interceptor drone designed to shoot down Russian jet-powered Shahed-type drones, following a briefing from Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Mykhailo Drapatyi. During the test the interceptor hit a Russian Shahed, though Zelensky said some aspects of the interceptor's control still need refinement. The announcement came alongside discussions of long-range strikes on Russia's oil infrastructure and Ukrainian de-escalation conditions.
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Ukraine's government submits 2027 draft budget to parliament: defense at 44% of GDP, $52.6 billion external financing required
Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers approved and submitted the draft State Budget for 2027 to the Verkhovna Rada on September 15, 2026. The bill, registered as No. 16000, allocates 4 trillion 885 billion hryvnias (about 43.8–44% of GDP) to defense and security, projects total expenditures of 7 trillion 272 billion hryvnias, and identifies an external financing requirement of $52.6 billion, of which only $20 billion has been confirmed by partners.