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‘A new kind of war’: Inside Ukraine’s hidden factories mass-producing combat drones
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LVIV, Ukraine: Exclusive — The same Iranian-designed Shahed drones that rain down Lviv in Ukraine nearly every night are now being hunted by weapons built just miles away — inside hidden factories where former students and office workers assemble kamikaze drones and interceptor systems around the clock.
What began as an improvised wartime effort has evolved into one of the world’s fastest-growing military drone industries — one Ukrainian official says Kyiv now leads NATO in battlefield innovation and can offer hard-won lessons for the U.S. and Israel as they confront the same Iranian drone technology across the Gulf.
«Drone technology completely changed the situation in the frontline,» Lviv Mayor, Andriy Sadovyi, told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview, «Maybe in six months, maybe in one year, we will have technology to land 1,000 drones in one moment.
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Ukrainian-made drones were displayed at a military technology exhibition in an undisclosed location in western Ukraine. (Efrat Lachter/Fox News Digital.)
«If we will have more deep collaboration between Ukraine, the United States, Israel and Europe, we will prepare special equipment for our victory,» he said.
Dmytro, CEO of a Ukrainian drone manufacturer producing roughly 1,000 drones a week, told Fox News Digital, «We are three or four steps ahead of other countries…this is a new kind of war,» he said. «It is a war of IT technology.»
Cheap drones now allow small battlefield units to identify and destroy tanks, armored vehicles and even sophisticated air defense systems that once required expensive missiles or fighter aircraft.
That transformation is visible throughout western Ukraine, where defense technology hubs, secret workshops and testing facilities now operate, while in the cities air raid sirens regularly interrupt daily life.
Drone components and battlefield systems assembled at a Ukrainian manufacturing facility in an undisclosed location in western Ukraine. (Efrat Lachter/Fox News Digital)
Inside the workshop Fox News Digital visited, workers moved rapidly between tables stacked with propellers, fiber-optic cable and other classified drone components. The workers say they no longer see themselves as civilians temporarily helping the war effort. Many now view drone production as essential to Ukraine’s survival.
Vitaliy, one of the technicians assembling kamikaze drones destined for the front line, said he now builds hundreds of drone components a day. «Targets will be vehicles, tanks, troopers, positions,» he told Fox News Digital.
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A soldier launches an RQ-35 Heidrun drone used for reconnaissance and artillery fire correction in the Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine on Feb. 22, 2026. (Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Referring to President Donald Trump’s statement that he will end the war, Vitaliy said, «I feel honored because I’m helping my country to get peace much faster,» Vitaliy added. «Peace through strength — this is our motivation. But it is mostly on us, for sure,» he said.
Ukraine’s domestic drone production has expanded at a staggering pace. Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Serhiy Boev said earlier this year the country aims to produce more than seven million drones in 2026, up from roughly four million in 2025.
From AI-assisted battlefield systems to drones resistant to Russian electronic warfare, Ukraine’s wartime innovations are exposing vulnerabilities in traditional Western military doctrine.
At another defense technology hub in Lviv, rows of interceptor drones, unmanned ground vehicles and remotely operated weapons systems fill a showroom demonstrating Ukraine’s rapidly evolving battlefield ecosystem.
«We have around 250 tech companies in the system,» said Volodymyr Cherniuk, co-founder of Iron, a Ukrainian defense technology cluster.
Some drones are designed for reconnaissance. Others for evacuation, logistics or direct strike missions. One heavy-lift drone used for nighttime attacks has earned the nickname «Baba Yaga» from Russian troops, which Cherniuk translated as «boogeyman.»
Another interceptor drone is designed specifically to hunt Iranian-made Shahed drones that Russia uses in nightly attacks on Ukrainian cities.
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«They can go 300 kilometers per hour,» Cherniuk said. «One hundred grams is enough to shut down a Shahed.»
«We have a lot of Americans, Canadians, Europeans who come here and want our data, feedback from the front line,» Dmytro said.
The remains of a Russian-made, Iran-designed Shahed-136 drone, known in Russia as a Geran-2, are displayed with other recovered drones, glide bombs, missiles and rockets in Kharkiv on July 30, 2025. (Scott Peterson/Getty Images)
As Fox News Digital reported from Lviv, air raid sirens repeatedly echoed across the city, a reminder that western Ukraine remains within reach of Russia’s expanding drone campaign.
Russia has dramatically escalated its aerial assaults in the recent week after the end of the short ceasefire, launching massive drone barrages targeting cities and logistical hubs across Ukraine, including areas near NATO territory close to the Polish border.
Ukraine has also increasingly demonstrated its ability to strike deep inside Russian territory with long-range drone attacks targeting areas around Moscow and Russian energy infrastructure.
But the evolving drone war has also increasingly spilled beyond Ukraine and Russia’s borders into NATO territory.
In recent weeks, drones linked to Ukrainian long-range strike operations entered the airspace of Baltic alliance members including Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, triggering political fallout and renewed concerns about regional air defenses. Latvian Defense Minister Andris Sprūds resigned after drones crashed near fuel storage facilities close to the Russian border.
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A Russian plant assembling Iranian Shahed drones is targeted in a mass Ukrainian drone attack on Tatarstan (East2West)
Ukrainian and Baltic officials blamed Russian electronic warfare and GPS spoofing for redirecting the drones off course, arguing Moscow is increasingly using electronic warfare not only defensively, but also to create instability and political pressure inside NATO countries.
The incidents underscore how the same Iranian-designed Shahed drones Russia uses nightly against Ukrainian cities — and similar long-range drone technologies increasingly used by both sides — are reshaping modern warfare far beyond the battlefield itself.
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El sur de Europa sufre una ola de incendios avivados por temperaturas extremas: hay miles de evacuados
Violentos incendios forestales, avivados por el viento y las altas temperaturas, arrasaron varias regiones del sur de Europa y provocaron este jueves la evacuación de miles de personas en Francia y España.
Este año es el segundo con más superficie quemada por incendios en la Unión Europea a estas alturas desde que empezaron los registros hace 20 años, según datos satelitales del sistema Effis.
Al menos tres bomberos murieron en los últimos días, dos en Francia y un efectivo en Italia.
El gobierno español decretó la noche del jueves la emergencia de alcance nacional en la región de Madrid y en la provincia de Ávila, cerca de la capital. La medida, anunciada por el Ministerio del Interior, busca movilizar más recursos para combatir las llamas, que en Madrid provocaron la evacuación de 10.000 personas.
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En tanto, el presidente Francés, Emmanuel Macron, anunció que pidió activar el mecanismo de protección civil de la UE por incendios. Se trata de una herramienta para coordinar la ayuda de emergencia europea cuando un desastre supera la capacidad de respuesta nacional de un país afectado.
En el sur de Francia, los bomberos luchan contra dos incendios de gran magnitud. Uno de ellos, en Le Porge, cerca de la ciudad de Burdeos, en el sudoeste del país, afectó 3400 hectáreas, según la última estimación de los bomberos.
“Los gendarmes vinieron a tocar puerta por puerta. El fuego estaba a 500 metros”, contó a Patrick Martineau, un residente de Le Porge de 69 años. Bomberos combaten las llamas en la zona de Le Porge, en Gironda, en Francia (Foto;: Reuters)
“Tenemos miedo y es difícil de comprender. Es surrealista. Cuando compramos aquí, hace seis años, no pensábamos en el riesgo de incendio”, dijo.
Según varias fuentes, el incendio habría sido provocado por trabajos de desbroce (limpieza de terreno) en un camino forestal.
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Según las autoridades, unas 20.000 personas -entre turistas y cientos de residentes de las localidades aledañas al bosque- se vieron obligadas a abandonar la zona.
El otro incendio, que comenzó el martes al mediodía en un campo y se extiende por el departamento del Var, en el sur de Francia, afectó 2500 hectáreas y más de 300 personas fueron evacuadas.
Durante la tarde, el prefecto, Simon Fabre, anunció que “el incendio se reavivó” y se reactivaron entre 50 y 100 focos.
Nuevas evacuaciones en España
Por la noche del jueves, el gobierno español de Pedro Sánchez decretó la emergencia de alcance nacional en la región de Madrid y en la provincia de Ávila, cerca de la capital.
Según se informó, la medida, anunciada por el Ministerio del Interior, busca movilizar más recursos para combatir las llamas, que en Madrid provocaron la evacuación de 10.000 personas.
El incendio más importante se encuentra a unos cien kilómetros al norte de Madrid, en la provincia de Guadalajara. Desde el jueves pasado, arrasó 32.000 hectáreas.
Un helicóptero lanza agua para apagar las llamas cerca de Guadalajara, España (Foto;: EFE)
Contra el incendio declarado cerca de Aldea del Fresno trabajan “18 dotaciones de bomberos”, junto a soldados de la Unidad Militar de Emergencias (UME), indicaron los servicios de emergencia.
Varias carreteras permanecen cortadas por las llamas.
En los últimos días se declararon numerosos incendios en España.
Impulsados por la ola de calor que asfixia al país desde hace dos días, estos incendios forestales se propagan muy rápidamente, sobre todo en las zonas desérticas, donde la maleza constituye el combustible ideal para el rápido avance de las llamas.
Incendios arrasan Sicilia
En Italia, decenas de incendios forestales y de vegetación arrasan Sicilia, anunció el ministro del Interior, Matteo Piantedosi.
Un centenar de habitantes, así como 22 pacientes de una clínica en el centro de la isla, donde las temperaturas superaron los 40°C en los últimos días, fueron evacuados el miércoles, según los bomberos.
“Se han desplegado 6000 efectivos y están operando 20 medios aéreos”, declaró el presidente de la región, Renato Schifani, quien precisó que cerca de 50 incendios -de los 344 reportados el miércoles- siguen activos.
Un portavoz de la Agencia de Protección Civil de Italia declaró que los incendios son avivados por “temperaturas muy altas y un suelo muy seco”. También se registraron más de 160 incendios en las últimas 24 horas en Calabria, la región vecina.
(Con información de AFP)
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Dem’s stunning ideal standard for immigration detention conditions resurfaces amid Texas senate bid
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During a 2019 interview following a visit to border enforcement, James Talarico, candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, said he gauged the suitability of immigration detention facilities based on how he would treat his own family.
«I think I was struck by the conditions these folks were being held in,» Talarico said.
«When I first walked in, I looked at one of the security monitors and saw these things strewn around the floor, and I realized they were human beings being held in these tiny rooms. The standard I use is: would I allow my child, my parent, my grandparent to be held in one of these facilities? And the answer, after my visit, was a resounding no,» Talarico said.
His resurfaced comments continue to raise questions about his views on border policy as he looks to flip a Republican-held Senate seat in Texas.
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Texas state Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, speaks at a primary election watch party Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Austin, Texas. (Eric Gay/AP Photo)
During his campaign, Talarico has drawn scrutiny for walking a tightrope between traditionally Democratic criticisms on President Donald Trump’s border enforcement measures and appearing too soft on border policy.
Like progressives in the party, Talarico has called on lawmakers to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has characterized voter ID requirements as a method to rig elections and, in the past, even criticized President Barack Obama’s record on immigration.
In one 2019 remark, Talarico famously called Obama the «deporter-in-chief.»
His past comments have left some observers believing his record makes the case for him.
«There is a very concerning pattern with James Talarico siding with pedophiles, criminal illegal aliens and cartels while slandering the brave men and women of law enforcement who keep Texans safe,» Zach Kraft, a spokesperson for the Republican National Committee (RNC), said in a statement, referring to detentions highlighted by the Department of Homeland Security.
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«Talarico is a true radical and fully committed to defunding the police, knocking down President Trump’s border wall and welcoming millions of illegal aliens into America,» Kraft added.
At the same time, Talarico has voiced concern about the government’s effective use of resources on the border and whether its investments are being reflected in its detention operations.
He raised the issue in the 2019 interview.
«How are we spending close to a billion dollars every year on border security when these border patrol agents told us firsthand they didn’t have the resources, basic logistical items that would help the situation better for them and for the people being held?» Talarico said.
Talarico argued that poor standards don’t speak to individual facility needs but rather reflect broader problems with immigration enforcement.
«This is not a matter of some bad apples at a Border Patrol station. This is a systemic problem that even the Border Patrol agents identified as something morally wrong and something that needed to be solved,» Talarico said in an interview.
«I believe this is a statewide problem; this is a stain on all of our reputations. It violates a lot of the values we have as Texans.»
Texas spent roughly $800 million on border security in 2019, according to the state’s legislative budget board.
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A cactus and sign mark the entrance to the Eloy Detention Facility for illegal immigrants on July 30, 2010.
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When pressed for more details about Talarico’s ideal detainment conditions a reality, his campaign pointed to his border security plan he recently unveiled.
«James supports stronger border security and safe, secure, and humane detention facilities. He’s the only candidate in this race to unveil a border security agenda endorsed by Republicans and Democrats that will add more border patrol agents and improve technology at the border to better detect threats. For too long, both parties have failed our border communities by grandstanding on the issue instead of finding real solutions. James is running for Senate to keep our country safe by deporting criminals instead of locking up moms, babies and small business owners who have been contributing to our economy for decades,» a campaign spokesperson said.
Having secured the Democratic nomination, Talarico will face Republican nominee Ken Paxton in the Nov. 3 general election.
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