Operation Spiderweb used drones to destroy billions of dollars' worth of Russian aircraft.

In eastern Ukraine, white nylon nets now stretch over roads and city streets, a low-tech defense against deadly FPV drones that dominate the battlefield and threaten civilians near the front line.

Ukraine spent years perfecting cheap drone killers. After burning through billions of missiles in three days, the U.S. and its allies are asking for help.

NATO commanders told Business Insider that drones are useful but could never fully replace the reliability of old-fashioned artillery.

Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicted more than 400 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed an enemy tank and three armored combat vehicles in its area of responsibility over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported MOSCOW, January 15. /TASS/.

For Ukraine the financial frontline is perhaps the unseen battlefield in the war with Russia. Keeping the economy on a level footing isn't just about today, but central to the future that they've spent four years fighting for. "We don't want to be just a poor neighbour [to the EU]," says Ukraine's Finance Minister Sergii Marchenko.

Ukrainian military trainers will ⁠help ⁠Germany's military meet a target of ⁠being ready to defend against any Russian attack on NATO by 2029, ​the German army chief said, in a role reversal after years of Western troops training Ukrainian forces.