Once a cheap answer to Russia’s artillery dominance, Ukrainian small and inexpensive first-person view (FPV) drones are now a force in their own right. They are used on a huge scale, with Ukraine projected to produce 2m this year.

At a secretive factory in Russia’s central grasslands, engineers are manufacturing hundreds of decoy drones meant to overwhelm Ukrainian defenses as they try to protect against a horrific new weapon,

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Monday warned her Chinese counterpart that Beijing's support for Moscow would impact ties and instead urged China to help end the Ukraine conflict.Baerbock had earlier told Wang that "increasing Chinese support for Russia's war against Ukraine has an impact on our relations,

German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock accused China of providing Russia with weapons for its war of aggression against Ukraine and threatening peace in Europe ahead of a potentially thorny visit to Beijing.

Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, during her visit to China, warned Beijing of the consequences if it supports Russia with drones, according to Tagesschau. She stated in Beijing that supplying drones to Russia would mark a "new dimension" of the conflict.