David Axe is a journalist and filmmaker based in Columbia, South Carolina. He joined Forbes in 2020, and currently focuses on Ukraine.
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May 15, 2025
Russian Bike Assaults Tend To Get The Riders Killed—Especially When They Try Jumping
But the occasional bike attack leads a wider Russian advance.
May 14, 2025
Ukraine Is Adding Anti-Drone Cages To Drones
Crude metal armor could protect against hit-t0-kill interceptor drones.
May 13, 2025
After Losing 1,000 Tanks, Ukraine Is Rethinking How It Uses The Heavily Armed Vehicles
Tanks are hiding and spreading out—and deploying in smaller units.
May 12, 2025
Ukraine’s Latest Drone-Killer Is A Truck Firing Surplus Air-to-Air Missiles
The British-made Raven is one of several Ukrainian ‘FrankenSAMs.’
May 9, 2025
Ukrainian Drones Patrol A 16-Mile Kill Zone. ‘If You Simply Drive On Any Roads, You Risk Your Life,’ One Russian Blogger Warned.
Russian jamming could blunt the Ukrainian drone edge, however.
