Drone Pact with Taiwan! Ukraine Ditches China Supplier After Killer Robot Attack Kills 6
Ukraine is cutting China out of its drone supply chain and turning to Taiwan as a new, reliable supplier, as Russia kills at least six people in a massive overnight drone attack that struck regions bordering NATO members [148392][148265].
The deadly assault, one of the largest barrages in recent weeks, saw hundreds of Russian drones hit multiple cities, including targets near the Polish border [148265]. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted many of the drones, but several breached the lines, killing six people and intensifying pressure on energy and civilian infrastructure [148265]. For the first time, Russian drones also struck Ukraine’s Zakarpattia Oblast, which borders Hungary, raising new concerns about the conflict’s spread near NATO territory [148253].
In response, Kyiv is moving to remove China from its drone supply chain, fearing Beijing is helping Moscow with military goods [148392]. Ukraine, along with Europe and the United States, is now turning to Taiwan as a key and reliable supplier of drone technology and components [148392].
The shift comes as Ukraine and the United States are preparing a landmark agreement to manufacture and export drones, creating a new framework for producing unmanned aircraft in Ukraine and selling them to other countries [147574]. Under the proposed deal, Ukrainian firms would produce drones in partnership with U.S. manufacturers, while also sending their own military tech to the United States [147412]. The arrangement marks one of the deepest military-industrial partnerships the U.S. has formed with a foreign country in recent years [147412].
On the battlefield, Ukrainian drone operators destroyed two long-range Russian radar systems in Donetsk Oblast, including one that could detect targets up to 250 kilometers away [147574]. In a separate strike, a Ukrainian drone hit a residential building in Orenburg, a Russian city 1,500 kilometers from the border, targeting an area near a major plant that produces missile and aircraft components [147577].
Ukraine’s foreign minister has also proposed a mutual halt to attacks on airports, hoping to give Russia a reason to negotiate, noting that Moscow’s two main airports are now within Ukrainian striking range [147312].
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