The drone hit a tree around 3 p.m. local time in Kyivskyi district on Feb. 25. No casualties were reported, the regional prosecutor's office said.

Online footage fuels claims Ukraine can cut fiber-linked FPV drone control lines; no official confirmation, but work on directed energy continues.

Ukrainian company Sky Fall’s Shrike Fiber drone reportedly took first place in the Pentagon’s Drone Dominance selection in partnership with U.K.-based Skycutter, Defender Media reported March 7.

A Russian fiber-optic-controlled first-person view (FPV) drone made a precision strike within the city of Kramatorsk for the first time on Sunday, the city council said. Though no one was injured in ...

Russian forces are using more drones against civilian infrastructure. In particular, the number of FPV drones has increased, and a fiber-optic drone has already been recorded on Kharkiv's ring road, ...

A first-person-view drone of Ukraine's 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade during a test flight at a training ground.REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko Some of Russia's newer drones appear to feature a ...

Operators of unmanned aerial systems from the Pentagon battalion of the 225th Separate Assault Regiment of the Ukrainian ...

What can the new Ukrainian frontline drone do? Ukraine has officially adopted the fiber-optic quadcopter Ptashka. It boasts a ...

Russia is using fiber-optic drones to gain an advantage in the Ukraine war. These drones are harder to detect and jam than traditional drones. Ukrainian forces are adapting their tactics to counter ...

Chinese companies have raised prices for fiber-optic cable for buyers from the aggressor country of russia since the beginning of this year. On average, the ...

EADaily, February 26th, 2026. Russian fiber-optic FPV drones flew to Kharkov. This was stated by the adviser to the Head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Sergey Flash Beskrestnov.

Russia is striding ahead with its wielding of fiber-optic drones, the head of Ukraine's drone programs told high-ranking Ukrainian officials at the start of the year. "The enemy continues to increase ...