Ukraine sends advisers to Gulf as it counterattacks Russian forces in south
Ukraine may have reclaimed 400sq km (154sq miles) of territory in 2026, and is downing record numbers of Russian drones.
![An instructor from the Ukrainian company General Cherry demonstrates the operation of an anti-air interceptor drone designed to destroy Russian attack drones, in the Kyiv region of Ukraine, Wednesday, March 11, 2026 [Efrem Lukatsky/AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AP26070469507545-1773933343.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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