Mobile air defense squads are largely armed with machine guns — a cost-effective way of knocking down drones. The three-man team led by Sedoy uses a Turkish-made Canik M2 machine gun mounted on top of the truck and firing heavy caliber 12.7 millimeter bullets.

U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy for special missions, Richard Grenell, on Monday said he spoke with multiple officials in Venezuela and would begin meetings early Tuesday, days after the outgoing Biden administration imposed new sanctions on the government of President Nicolas Maduro.

Russia and Ukraine exchanged large drone attacks on Sunday night into Monday, with alleged Ukrainian UAVs forcing flight restrictions at three Russian airports.

At least three people were killed in the assault on the capital, and at least one died and 11 were wounded in a separate strike in the southern city of Zaporizhzhia.

Ukrainian air defence and mobile drone hunter groups shot down 58 out of 80 drones launched by Russia in overnight attacks on Tuesday, the air force said in a statement.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned allies that the defense of his nation is a litmus test for broader Western resolve.

The Russians attacked Ukraine with a new version of the Shahed-136 drones. According to the Defense Express portal, this is the fourth known variant of Iranian drones used by the Russian Federation's army.

The Russians attacked Ukraine with 141 drones on the night of 19-20 January. Ukraine’s air defence has downed 93 drones, meanwhile 47 decoys disappeared from radar, including two that returned to the Russia-controlled territory.

The Ukrainian armed forces are vigorously defending Pokrovsk from Russian attacks, as reported by Oleksandr Syrsky. The Ukrainian armed forces are taking all possible measures to prevent Pokrovsk from being captured by Russian troops.