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The missile carries a 250-kilogram explosive bomb built into its front section. Its body is made from layered fiberglass materials with reinforced parts.
Ukraine’s Military Intelligence (HUR) has revealed new details about Russia’s S-71K “Kovyor” [Carpet] air-launched cruise missile on Monday, publishing an interactive 3D model and a breakdown of its components on the War&Sanctions portal.
HUR says the missile was developed by Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation for use with its Su-57 fighter jet platform. It was first used in combat late last year.
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ISW analysts say overstretched Russian air defenses are enabling increasingly long-range and intensive Ukrainian strikes on energy and military targets.
Ukraine is increasingly exploiting critical weaknesses in Russia’s air defense systems, allowing it to carry out long-range strikes on key military and energy infrastructure deep inside Russian territory, analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said on Monday, April 27.
According to the report, Russia’s air defenses are “overstretched,” creating vulnerabilities that Ukrainian forces have used to expand both the range and intensity of their attacks.
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Decorated Georgian company commander Bacho Bebia, who led AFU soldiers and fought for Ukraine, lost his life to Russian fire on April 20, bringing the total of fallen Georgian fighters to nearly 90.
“Better a death with honor than a life with shame.” These words, tattooed on the shoulder of Bacho Bebia, have become a haunting epitaph for a man whose life was defined by the dual struggle for his native Georgia and his adopted home in Ukraine.
Bebia, a decorated company commander within the “Tsunami” Special Purpose Battalion, was killed during a Russian bombardment in the Mykolaiv region on April 20. He was 33. The total number of fallen Georgian fighters now nears approximately 90.
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A string of high-level Russian officials have visited North Korea in recent days, with Defence Minister Andrey Belousov meeting Kim on Sunday.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reaffirmed Pyongyang’s support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, vowing to help Moscow achieve victory in its “sacred” war, state media reported on Monday.
Pyongyang has sent missiles, munitions and thousands of troops to assist Russia in Ukraine, and analysts say Moscow is sending financial aid, military technology, food and energy to the diplomatically isolated country in return.
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Trump denied allegations from his would-be attacker in a tense “60 Minutes” interview, clashing with the host and calling the suspect a “sick lone wolf.”
US President Donald Trump denied allegations made by the man accused of attempting to assassinate him.
During a tense interview on 60 Minutes, clashing repeatedly with host Norah O’Donnell, Trump described the attack as the work of a “sick” individual and rejected claims outlined in what investigators described as a manifesto.
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Interview with Black Forest Systems CEO outlines the vision to change the battlefield with individual drones for the infantry and Special Forces units.
In early March 2026, the Ukrainian-Estonian Defense Tech Firm Black Forest Systems (BFS), which develops unmanned systems and tactical drone platforms for infantry and Special Operation Forces, secured $400,000 in investments.
The Kyiv-based company announced in a statement that the investment from Front Ventures and Hede Capital Partners AB would “accelerate the development and industrialization of our infantry-first unmanned systems, designed based on the requests of Special Operation Forces and International Legion.”
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Russia launched a mass drone attack on Odesa overnight, damaging homes and a hotel. Sumy region also came under fresh strikes.
Odesa was hit by a massive Russian drone attack early Monday morning, April 27, damaging high-rise buildings and a hotel in the city, and causing casualties.
In a Telegram post, the head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration, Serhiy Lysak, said:
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Kyiv Post visited villages and towns affected by the Chornobyl nuclear disaster. Though many lay beyond the evacuated 30-km exclusion zone, life there has never fully recovered since 1986.
What do you see in this photo?
At first glance, it may seem to be made in the heart of the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone – among abandoned yards, overgrown houses.
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Latest from the Institute for the Study of War.
Key Takeaways from the ISW:
Iran has presented the U.S. with a new proposal to restore shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and end the war, while suggesting that negotiations on its nuclear program be postponed to a later stage.
U.S. President Donald Trump is holding "good conversations" with both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian leader Vladimir Putin in an effort to settle the ongoing war, the American leader said during a Fox News broadcast on April 26.
Russian forces struck Odesa with a massive drone attack overnight on April 27, the head of the city’s military administration, Serhiy Lysak, said.