Drones Over Donbas: How Unmanned Aircraft Changed the War in Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine – In the predawn darkness of June 1, 2025, a mysterious whirring sound cut through the air at a Russian airfield deep in Siberia. Moments later, small explosive-laden drones burst from the roofs of wooden sheds on the back of trucks and streaked toward rows of parked warplanes. Russian guards barely had time to react. A series of fireballs…