Russia feels unfamiliar pain as Ukraine hobbles its air defenses, forcing tough choices

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Two Russian S-400 air defense systems on the back of trucks are parked in a snowy field with some trees around them.
S-400 defense systems, sent by Russia, at the Brestsky training ground near Brest, Belarus.

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Ukraine is striking targets hundreds of miles inside Russia for 3 key reasons, experts say

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Ukraine is striking targets deep inside Russian territory.

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Ukraine has been flying shockingly deep inside Russia because Russian air defenses are so degraded, expert says

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A rocket launches from a S-400 missile system against a dark blue sky
A Russian S-400 air defense system launches.

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A deadly Houthi attack on Tel Aviv is forcing Israel to rethink its drone defenses

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A cunning Houthi attack on Tel Aviv is forcing Israel to rethink its air defenses for long-range drones launched from Yemen.
A cunning Houthi attack on Tel Aviv is forcing Israel to rethink its air defenses for long-range drones launched from Yemen.

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Putin has ramped up air defenses at his palace to protect it from Ukrainian drones: report

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A composite image showing a Google Earth view of Lake Valdai, western Russia, with Putin's palace compound marked with an arrow. An inset image shows a zoomed-in view of what is reportedly a Pantsir-S1 air defense system located on an island nearby, with an arrow marking its location.
A Pantsir-S1 is marked about 3.3 miles from the Valdai Palace compound, as of July 2024.

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Ukraine is killing Russian missiles with hand-me-down air defense weapons the US retired decades ago

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Soldiers looking at large missiles.
US Army soldiers inspect MIM-23B Hawk surface-to-air missiles in 1977.

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Ukraine's strikes on Crimean air defenses could end its role as a Russian military staging ground: experts

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A detonation of ammunition caused by a fire at a military training field in the Kirovsky district of Crimea on July 19, 2023.

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Ukraine struck Russian air defenses in Crimea with a barrage of US-supplied ATACMS, reports say

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A still from a video shared by the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces of ATACMS in use at night time
A still from a video shared by the Ukrainian military of ATACMS in use.

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Ukraine isn't 'one system away from some massive breakthrough,' but there are things it can't get enough of, White House official says

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Ukrainian servicemen of Azov brigade are seen at an artillery position as Russia-Ukraine war continues in the direction of Lyman, Ukraine on April 07, 2024.

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Cannons and machine guns are being tested as drone-killers in 2 wars

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Ukrainian troops use a German-made Gepard anti-aircraft gun tank in Odessa region to shoot down drones and other aerial threats.
Ukrainian troops use a German-made Gepard anti-aircraft gun tank in Odessa region to shoot down drones and other aerial threats.

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