DIY exploding drones are changing the game in Ukraine war

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Russia and Ukraine are expanding drone fleets and training more operators as cheap, hobby-style FPVs reshape combat in the war.

Russian students are being asked to donate their vapes so the parts can be used in combat drones, report says

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Russia's laser-guided weapons are being frustrated by low clouds that are stopping them from hitting their targets, UK intel says

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Stills from video shared by Russia that shows the Krasnopol system in use during training. It shows edited lines that highlight its lasers, and then an explosion.
Stills from a video shared by Russia in 2018 that shows the Krasnopol system being fired in training, including edited lines that highlight its lasers.

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Ukraine shows off a new ground drone meant to drive under Russian tanks and blow up

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A Ratel drone and Russian tank with a Z sign on it
A Ratel drone approaching a Russian tank with a Z sign on it seen in a video shared by Militarnyi Videonews on May 4, 2023.

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Russia is buying engines from China's AliExpress to make 'quick and dirty' drones that are proving lethal, Ukraine says

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A Ukrainian soldier of the 28th brigade launches a drone at the frontline close t
A Ukrainian soldier of the 28th brigade launches a drone at the frontline close to Bakhmut, Ukraine, in August 2023.

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Chilling video shows a doomed Russian soldier in a terrifying cat-and-mouse ordeal with a Ukrainian killer drone

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Ukraine military drone chases Russian solider.
Ukraine military drone chases Russian solider.

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Here's the 'experimental' sea drone, called the 'Sea Baby,' that Ukraine claims has carried almost 1,900 pounds of explosives and has been attacking Russia's Black Sea Fleet

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A surface sea drone that has been dubbed the "Sea Baby" hit two Russian vessels, Ukraine intelligence officials claimed.

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Ukraine claims it hit a Russian ship with a 'Sea Baby' drone. Russia is fast running out of space to repair them.

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A satellite image of Sevastopol port, Crimea, on September 21, 2023
A satellite image shows a Russian Black Sea Navy HQ before a missile strike, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Sevastopol, Crimea, September 21, 2023.

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Satellite images show Russia moved parts of its navy out of Crimea after getting hammered by Ukrainian attacks

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The Admiral Makarov and Admiral Essen frigates, three diesel submarines, five landing ships, and several small missile ships in the Russian port city of Novorossiysk seen in satellite imagery shared by Planet Labs PBC on October 4.
The Admiral Makarov and Admiral Essen frigates, three diesel submarines, five landing ships, and several small missile ships in the Russian port city of Novorossiysk seen i

An Australian 'drone killer' air defense system could make it much cheaper for Ukraine to shoot Russian drones out of the sky

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Ukrainian air defense intercepts a Shahed drone mid-air in Kyiv on May 30, 2023.
Ukrainian air defense intercepts a Shahed drone mid-air in Kyiv on May 30, 2023.

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