Ukraine's Drone Defenses Shatter Russian Attacks

0:00It's April 28th. This is Global News Today, powered by AI bringing you what matters globally. Ukraine's air defense is just smashed a record, taking down more than 33,000 Russian drones last month alone. That's the highest since the full invasion kicked off over four years back. Meanwhile, their homegrown, long-range drones hit a key Russian oil refinery and terminal on the Black Sea for the third time in under two weeks. Ukraine's revving up intercepted drone production big time, with a fresh air force command dedicated to supercharging those defenses. They've more than doubled their deep-strike range since 2022, letting them tag oil-sized that bankroll Russia's war machine. Even better, countries in the Middle East and Gulf are lining up to buy Ukraine's battle-proven tech amid their own conflicts. Strikes like the one in Toapsay force the vacuations as a precaution, with smoke billowing and oil spilling onto streets, wrecking cars. On the ground, these drone wars are hitting hard.

1:01Three civilians killed and five wounded in Ukraine from Russian attacks, including spots in Karkiv, Krivyy Ra, and a rare daytime hit on Kiev that cut power and water in one city. Russia claims they down 186 Ukrainian drones overnight, but Ukraine's unyanned systems forces say prior Toapsay raids wrecked. 24 oil tanks endamaged for more. These mounted two, with three dead and three hurt in Russia's Belgorod border region. As both sides keep pushing drone edges, Ukraine's tech edge is shifting the battlefield balance, proving small innovations can punch way above there. Wait in this grind.