Ukraine has established a layered drone defense system spanning over 1,000 kilometers along its frontline, marking Europe’s first technology-based frontline defense. This drone wall played a crucial role in halting Russia’s major offensive in 2024. Despite this, Russia has enhanced both the quantity and quality of its drones, upgrading systems to counteract jamming efforts, which presents ongoing challenges for Ukrainian defenders. Recently, Ukraine’s Security Service reported a drone attack on a Crimean airfield, destroying one jet and damaging four others. Additionally, Ukrainian forces discovered Indian-made parts in Russian drones, highlighting the complexity of the conflict’s supply chains. In the Odesa region, a large-scale fire broke out following a Russian UAV attack that damaged a gas and oil pipeline, with the fire visible from across the Romanian border. The attack targeted a gas station used to import liquefied natural gas from the U.S., Azerbaijan, and Ukraine, which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said was aimed at undermining winter preparations. Overnight, Russian air defenses reportedly destroyed 51 Ukrainian drones. Meanwhile, Ukraine is increasingly relying on interceptor drones as a cost-effective air defense amid dwindling stocks of air defense missiles. The conflict has also spurred developments in drone warfare technology beyond Ukraine, with Chinese scientists proposing drone upgrades based on lessons learned from the war, and Canada advancing its drone manufacturing capabilities for naval applications.