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Ukraine AI-enabled mid-range kamikaze drones hunt Russian logistics 150–250km deep

Ukraine’s Azov/NGU describes a coordinated “mid-range strike campaign” using modified fixed-wing kamikaze drones with AI-assisted target identification and Starlink-enabled communications to hunt logistics targets far behind the front. The novelty is combining relatively cheap tactical-class airframes with comms/propulsion upgrades and AI-supported “hunting mode” to sustain deep interdiction (roads/rail) out to ~250km without moving to expensive cruise-missile-class systems.

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strike2026-06-09Ukraine describes AI-enabled mid-range kamikaze drone campaign targeting Russian logistics up to 250 km behind lines
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Ukraine AI-enabled mid-range kamikaze drones hunt Russian logistics 150–250km deep | AISAR