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Drones are in high demand at the Pentagon, but insiders say the market is already jammed with too many lookalike quadcopters and startups chasing the same investments and military dollars."We're seeing a lot of companies in the space," one defense industry investor, who requested anonymity to speak freely on the topic, told Business Insider, noting…

President Donald Trump condemned Vladimir Putin after Russia launched hundreds of missiles and drones against Ukraine this weekend.The Ukrainian air force said 298 drones and 69 missiles struck Kyiv and other Ukrainian regions on Saturday, killing at least 12 people, injuring 60, and damaging more than 80 residential buildings. Trump wrote on Truth Social on…

Ukraine said that one of its F-16 fighter jets crashed while repelling a Russian air attack, but its pilot survived.In an announcement on Friday, Ukraine's air force said that preliminary data showed the pilot destroyed three aerial targets and was targeting a fourth when an issue occurred with the US-made jet."An emergency situation occurred on…

Ministers from NATO countries have criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to forgo attending peace talks with Ukraine in Turkey and instead send lesser-ranked officials.Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna called Putin's delegation a "slap in the face for Ukraine and for all of us.""Putin is not taking this opportunity very seriously and we must continue…

The US is taking retired, non-operational F-16s and sending them to Ukraine so they can be used for spare parts, an Air Force spokesperson confirmed on Thursday.Ukraine's air force has received operational American-made F-16 fighter jets from European countries over the past year. The US authorized the transfer, but it has not sent any operational…

Ukraine attacked a defense manufacturing site deep inside Russia on Tuesday night with long-range drones, starting a fire and causing damage at the facility, a security source told Business Insider.A source in the Security Service of Ukraine said that the agency launched drones at the Murom Instrument-Making Plant, around 180 miles east of Moscow in…

President Donald Trump accused Russian leader Vladimir Putin of "tapping me along" amid fragile peace talks to end the war in Ukraine."There was no reason for Putin to be shooting missiles into civilian areas, cities, and towns over the last few days," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social on Saturday."It makes me think…

Russia and Ukraine are pointing fingers over alleged breaches of an Easter weekend cease-fire announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday.In a post on X, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said early Sunday that Russian forces were "continuing isolated attempts to advance and inflict losses on Ukraine" and that the Russian army was "attempting to…

Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly declared an Easter cease-fire in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, however, says attacks have continued.During a meeting at the Kremlin, Putin called for his forces to cease all military operations from 6 p.m. Moscow time Saturday to midnight Monday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a post on Telegram."Guided by…

ALEXEY NIKOLSKY/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for an Easter cease-fire in his invasion of Ukraine. A statement said Russian military operations would cease from 6 p.m. Moscow time Saturday…