Israel and Ukraine have used drones against their adversaries in audacious ways that have helped the Pentagon see the need for new technology.

Another night of terror in Kyiv, Trump mulls the expense of providing Patriots, calls for Hegseth’s head grow louder.

After deadly attacks and warnings from Ukraine and Israel’s drone strategies, the Pentagon is scrambling to adapt to a fast-moving threat.

Kyiv has rapidly developed a formidable arsenal of indigenously manufactured drones in response to Russia’s invasion, allowing it to inflict heavy damage on Moscow.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of launching 18 missiles and about 400 attack drones in a "massive" deadly attack overnight into Thursday, mostly targeting the capital, Kyiv, and the surrounding region. It lasted about 10 hours.

Drone warfare between Russia and Ukraine grows more varied and deadly. That means the infantry must adapt. Inside a storied Ukrainian brigade.

Ukraine has stabilised the lines around Pokrovsk since the turn of the year. The Russian army, blocked at the entrance to the city, is attempting a pincer movement. Magyar’s Birds, one of Ukraine’s elite drone units, has helped to slow their advances by picking off troops and supply lines up to 20km (12.4 miles) behind the front.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s forces launched a massive aerial assault on Ukraine early Thursday for the second time in two days.