Fibre-optic drones reshaped the war in Ukraine. Hezbollah are now adopting the deadly weapon

NewsWorldMiddle EastFibre-optic drones reshaped the war in Ukraine. Hezbollah are now adopting the deadly weaponIn Ukraine, some fields are coated with drone cablesMelanie Lidman, Bassem Mroue & Emma BurrowsThursday 30 April 2026 08:26 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2967809To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/fibre-optic-drones-ukraine-israel-b2967831.html","title":"Fibre-optic drones reshaped the war in Ukraine. Hezbollah are now adopting the weapon"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-6224","index":0}A Ukrainian made FPV Fibre optic drone flies at a military market place at an undisclosed location in the Kyiv region, Ukraine, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File) (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/s...