A Kremlin-controlled news agency on Tuesday reported Russia has developed "mini-drones" that can be dispatched from the fifth-generation Su-57 fighter jet.

Russian students are touting the slogan “1 e-cigarette= 1 drone attack on the enemy!” while collecting vapes to donate to the country’s military in its war against Ukraine.

Russia on Saturday launched its largest drone attack against Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv since the start of its invasion, according to local officials.

Four waves of drone attacks were reported in Russia from the early hours of Nov. 26, with the Russian Ministry of Defense claiming to have "downed" 24 drones across five regions, as well destroying two missiles over the Sea of Azov.

The Russian occupiers actively assaulted the Bakhmut and Avdiivka fronts. Over the past day, the Defence Forces repelled more than 50 attacks here. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook,

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a national budget for the next three years that increases spending by around 25 per cent and reportedly devotes a record amount to defense as the the country's military operation in Ukraine drags on.