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From Mass Strikes to Laser Defense: How Russia Reshaped the Drone Battlefield in 2025

Pavel Morozov

17 Dec 2025 at 20:21

From Mass Strikes to Laser Defense: How Russia Reshaped the Drone Battlefield in 2025

Despite ongoing diplomatic contacts between Russia and the United States, including talks between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, 2025 has marked a dramatic escalation in drone warfare, with Russia massively expanding production, deployment, and counter-drone technologies

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Upgraded Iskander-M Could Reshape Operational Balance With Longer Reach

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Ukraine May Attempt Cross-Border Breakthrough Into Russia During New Year Holidays

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Drone Attacks Hit Southern Russia: Explosions Rock Rostov-on-Don and Bataysk

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Kyiv Orders Mandatory Evacuation in Sviatohirsk as Front Line Moves Closer

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Russia Shows Submarine Footage After Ukraine Claims Naval Sabotage in Novorossiysk

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Russian Army Secures Kupiansk While Isolated Ukrainian Units Remain Inside the City

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Teenager Kills Fourth-Grader in Knife Attack at School Near Moscow

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Ukraine Claims Attack on Russian Submarine in Novorossiysk Port

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Ukraine Plans Large-Scale Assault on Kupyansk with Prison Recruits

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Thirteen Tourists Go Missing During Snowmobile Trip to Remote Russian Mountain

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Putin Calls External Governance of Ukraine Hypothetical During Live Q&A

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Man Dies While Using Massage Chair at Shopping Mall in Moscow

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Russian Cannibal Collapses and Dies in Clinic

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Putin: Russia Will Act Immediately to Destroy Any Threat to Kaliningrad

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Why the 'Lazy Plant' Dies: The Real Rules for Growing Zamioculcas Successfully

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Polish Military Attaché Expelled From Pentagon Talks in Diplomatic Scandal

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Platinum Surges Past $1,900, Reaching Highest Level Since 2011

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S-400 and F-35: Moscow Rejects Claims of Tensions With Turkey

North Korea and Russia Forge Tactical Alliance: Troops, Missiles, Misses

Andrey Mihayloff

North Korea and Russia Forge Tactical Alliance: Troops, Missiles, Misses

Drone Strikes on Tu-95s Threaten Russia's Nuclear Deterrence, Prompt Nuclear Response

Andrey Mihayloff

Drone Strikes on Tu-95s Threaten Russia's Nuclear Deterrence, Prompt Nuclear Response

No More Miracles: Washington and London Urge Kyiv to Face Reality

Dmitry Plotnikov

No More Miracles: Washington and London Urge Kyiv to Face Reality

Moscow Pursues War of Attrition in Ukraine, Aiming for Breakthrough by Late 2025

Dmitry Plotnikov

Moscow Pursues War of Attrition in Ukraine, Aiming for Breakthrough by Late 2025

Putin Warns Blockade of Kaliningrad Would Trigger Unprecedented Military Escalation

President Vladimir Putin warned that any attempt to blockade Russia’s Kaliningrad region would lead to unprecedented escalation, potentially resulting in a large-scale armed conflict

Putin: Russia Will Act Immediately to Destroy Any Threat to Kaliningrad

Russia and Norway Resume Joint Fishing in Barents Sea Despite EU Pressure

Russia Defies EU Pressure in Renewed Fishing Agreement With Norway

Mikhail Malyshev, Infamous Perm Cannibal, Dies During Medical Visit

Visitor Found Dead in Massage Chair at Moscow Shopping Mall

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