Russia, Ukraine and drones
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Russia launched a large-scale aerial attack against Ukraine overnight on June 2, targeting Kyiv with missile and drone fire.
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Russia’s aircraft production booms as Putin bets on drone war
Output in Moscow's aircraft industry, which includes both military aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles, rose 117% in April from a year earlier.
The Russian drone struck an apartment building, wounding two people, Romanian officials said.
The disruptive paint appears designed to confuse machine-vision targeting systems as autonomous drones become a growing threat.
By George Calin, Luiza Ilie and Jekaterina Golubkova GALATI, Romania, May 29 (Reuters) - NATO accused Moscow on Friday of reckless behaviour and pledged to "defend every inch of Allied territory" after Romania said a Russian drone had crashed into an apartment block in the alliance member state during an attack on neighbouring Ukraine.
Ukraine denied Moscow's claims that a Ukrainian drone struck the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, as Kyiv launched new strikes on Russian energy sites.
A Russian drone that was part of an attack on Ukraine went astray and struck an apartment building in eastern Romania, injuring two people in the NATO member country, Romanian officials said Friday. The incursion added to concerns that the war could spread across the alliance’s borders.
President Nicușor Dan on May 30 said in an interview with the BBC that Romania is considering expelling the Russian ambassador to Bucharest if incidents like the Russian drone that hit a block of flats in Galați continue.