How one invented claim becomes a chatbot’s confident answer in cognitive warfare: Ukraine’s drone chief maps Russia’s AI attack
Russia floods AI chatbots with millions of fake articles so they repeat Kremlin narratives as fact
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Russia floods AI chatbots with millions of fake articles so they repeat Kremlin narratives as fact
Russian air defenses intercepted 75 drones heading toward Moscow and a reported 610 nationwide early Saturday morning, Oct. 17. The widespread barrage triggered emergency airspace closures across the Russian capital, forcing international flights to divert to St. Petersburg amid an expanding campaign of strikes across 15 Russian regions.
President says restrictions only apply in Ukraine and are hampering efforts to intercept Russian attacks
Amid blackouts, artillery fire and the onslaught of Russian drone attacks, the Richelievsky in Kherson provides a refuge for those with nowhere else to goThere is one important rule in the Richelievsky, Kherson’s last functioning hotel: close the curtains before dusk. Less than a kilometre away lies the Dnipro, the river that has formed the frontline since Ukrainian forces liberated Kherson in November 2022; Moscow’s troops are on the opposite bank.In a city where Russian drone operators hunt civilians in what is now widely known as the “human safari”, even a sliver of light escaping through a window may be enough to reveal someone’s location after dark.Hotel manager Yevhen Emtsov, 46, in the building’s former conference room Continue reading...
Ukrainian forces downed 289 out of the 332 drones, including jet-powered attack drones, launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported. Russian drones and ballistic missiles of the Iskander-M or the North Korean KN-23 model struck 22 different locations, and debris fell in three areas.
Russia strikes Kharkiv, Kramatorsk, Volyn and Rivne as Moscow presses its campaign against Ukraine's power grid.
Reports that the White House limited Ukraine’s Starlink service after pressure from Musk drew questions from Berlin, while Belgium promised 10 F-16s by year-end and Russian drones left 370,000 without power in Volyn Oblast.
Ukraine's president thanked Warsaw for undisclosed assistance and 20 mm ammunition as Russian drone and missile attacks strain Ukrainian air defenses and Europe faces greater pressure to fill gaps in US support.
Prime Minister Bart De Wever announced the expanded commitment during talks with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Brussels, as Ukraine seeks more aircraft and ammunition to counter Russian attacks.
Russia later lifted the restrictions, but Russian airports continued to experience flight disruptions as they resumed arrivals and departures.
Ukraine's Air Force said Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with 149 Shahed-type drones, 108 of them jet-powered.
"I am standing up for Ukraine's interests solely and the people of Ukraine. We were attacked, we were occupied, our people were killed," Zelensky said when asked to comment on Trump's latest attacks against him.
Russian drone attacks killed two people and left 280,000 electricity customers without power in Kharkiv on Friday, officials said. Ten people were hospitalized, including two in serious condition, as strikes hit civilian sites across the city.
The leaders discussed the consequences of round-the-clock Russian attacks on residential buildings, energy infrastructure, and other critical infrastructure in Ukraine....
A bipartisan group of nine US senators has called for an investigation into disruptions to satellite systems supporting Ukraine's military as European officials rallied around Kyiv after President Donald Trump again attacked his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Russia has nearly completed a massive jet-powered drone launch base near Ukraine in just six weeks, satellite imagery shows. The facility could launch 100 or more drones daily, experts say, as Moscow ramps up faster attacks that are harder for Ukrainian air defenses to intercept ahead of winter.
Ukraine's supply of Patriot interceptor missiles has reached a critical low, multiple media outlets reported on Oct. 15 citing Ukrainian officials, as Russia intensifies attacks on energy infrastructure ahead of the upcoming winter months.
Moscow sends swarms of drones to attack infrastructure in central Ukraine as Zelenskyy says Kyiv will restart strikes on Russian oil refineriesThe White House’s unilateral effort to negotiate an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine has collapsed as Moscow sent a record swarm of drones overnight to attack infrastructure in central Ukraine and Kyiv appeared to resume strikes on Russian oil refineries despite warnings from Donald Trump.Moscow accused Ukraine of launching a strike against a Russian oil refinery in the Ryazan region, its first since Trump abruptly declared an “energy ceasefire” that neither Russia nor Ukraine said they had agreed to.
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President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed additional F-16 fighter jets and ammunition with Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever as Russia continued attacking Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. Zelensky said F-16s were proving particularly effective against Russia’s jet-powered Shahed drones, while fresh strikes left nearly 15,000 residents without electricity in Volyn.