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Serhii 'Flash' Beskrestnov described an operation to build an electronic warfare 'dome' over Kyiv against remotely controlled jet Shahed drones. He says it forced Russia to modify the drones.
On the evening of 1 November hackers breached the Povitriana Tryvoha (Air Raid Alert) app, sending fake warnings about radiation, street fighting and a chemical attack. Core functions were restored within two hours.
Ukraine became the first partner country to sign a document with NATO on DIANA: its startups can join challenges, win grants and test products at more than 200 Alliance test centres.
Ukraine's defence ministry launches grant contests for guided missiles and radars, Zelensky announces larger deep-strike units, and Ukraine becomes the first partner to sign a memorandum with NATO's DIANA accelerator.
Presidential adviser Serhiy 'Flash' Beskrestnov warned about a Russian optical navigation module for Geran drones. Zaporizhzhia has already installed over 370,000 m² of anti-drone netting.
Ukraine's HIMERA and Denmark's GomSpace have put OBRIA NANO, launched on 1 October on a SpaceX rocket, into operation — a first step towards a sovereign, Ukrainian-controlled network after Starlink disruptions.
The Defence Ministry and adviser Flash reported SpaceX speed caps on military terminals without notice; Zelensky linked them to a wave of more than 850 Shaheds.
After talking to Mark Carney, Zelensky said Canada is taking part in the European FREYJA interceptor. The defence minister spoke about destroyed Iskander launchers and countering jet drones.
Ukraine's Air Force reported the first kills of jet drones by turrets with machine vision. The Defence Ministry cleared the Varkhan logistics robot for supply. Military intelligence described a new Geran-4 version.
Ukraine will get 2,000 Bars interceptors built with Germany and is testing SPYS and the small Nika missile. Russia, per Kyiv, makes 130–140 ballistic missiles a month.
Since the start of 2026 Ukraine’s Defence Ministry has approved 1,678 new weapon models, 1,530 of them made in Ukraine. Anti-drone protection now covers more than 1,560 km of key roads.
Russia hit Kyiv’s Cosmonova data center twice on September 26, damaging its backbone network and knocking TV channels off air. Officials ordered extra protection for telecoms.
The defence ministry is gradually adding sign-in with Diia.Signature alongside BankID in the military registration app. What you need, what to do if the button is missing, and what else changed.
Russia is targeting network infrastructure, but Ukraine’s highly distributed internet channels make a countrywide outage unlikely, says tech adviser Serhii Beskrestnov (“Flash”).
Ukraine’s top military command reviewed tests of interceptors against jet drones, approved plans to build jet engines at home and heard intelligence on Russia’s 2027 tech plans.
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