#DRONE

Factories in Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine are being used to develop and mass-produce military drones, while Ukrainian children are reportedly being trained as drone operators, according to a new report by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

Unofficial channels said Ukraine attacked the facility.

The strike targeted a key military airbase housing strategic bombers.

An Iranian-made drone used against Ukraine by Russia has been transported to the U.S. with the help of Poland’s foreign minister and will be displayed at the conservative CPAC conference, attended by Donald Trump.

Ukraine launched an overnight drone attack on Russia, setting ablaze an oil refinery, Russian media reported on the Telegram messaging app.

The attack caused a fire at the plant, which has since been extinguished.

Lithuania will send a civilian van converted into a mobile drone repair station to aid the Ukrainian military in its war with Russia, Latvian media reported on Wednesday.

Ukraine struck energy facilities in southern Russia with dozens of drones on Monday, igniting fires at a major oil refinery and gas processing plant and disrupting flights from the Volga to the Caucasus Mountains, Russian and Ukrainian officials said.

A Russian drone struck a multi-story apartment building in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy early Thursday, killing four people and injuring nine, including a child, the regional authorities said.

Ukraine struck a major oil refinery in Russia in an aerial attack in the early hours of Wednesday, intelligence sources have said.

Norwegian police have arrested five Polish nationals for allegedly operating drones in a restricted area near the headquarters of the Norwegian counterintelligence agency, officials said on Sunday.

Ukraine is set to give €57 million a month to its military units so they can buy their own drones, a move that will allow commanders in the field to choose which weapons they need to combat Russian forces.

Ukraine said on Saturday it had struck a storage and maintenance depot for long-range Shahed drones in Russia’s Oryol region, “significantly reducing” Russia’s ability to launch mass drone attacks.

Ukrainian drones carried out an overnight attack on an oil facility in Russia's Oryol region that is a crucial source of fuel supplies for Russian troops, Ukraine's military said on Saturday.

At least three people were killed in a Russian drone attack on the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, the regional governor said on Sunday.

Researchers in northern Poland are developing a unique drone with low-altitude flight and amphibious capabilities to support maritime special forces.

Moldova’s Foreign Ministry has handed a formal letter of protest to Russia’s ambassador after two Russian drones crashed onto Moldovan territory.

Ukraine’s defense sector has the capacity to manufacture 4 million drones a year, with 1.5 million already on order, the country’s president has said.

A Russian drone attack on the southern town of Izmail killed three people and injured 14, including three children, Odesa regional prosecutors said on Friday.

The world’s largest military maneuvers using drones are being carried out by NATO member states in Portugal, testing a range of autonomous systems.