Ukraine's wild, fire-breathing drones aim to create terror among Russian troops, military experts say

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A still from a video attributed to Ukraine's 108th Territorial Defense Brigade in September 2024, appearing to show a drone raining a flaming substance on a Russian-held treeline.
A drone appears to rain fire on a treeline in this video attributed to Ukraine's 108th Territorial Defense Brigade.

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Ukraine's Kursk offensive shows it could win the war if the West ended its weapon restrictions, European official says

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The back view of a figure in a green camouflage jacket and helmet looking at a damaged apartment building
A local volunteer looks at a building damaged by Ukrainian strikes in Kursk on August 16, 2024, following Ukraine's offensive into Russia's western Kursk region.

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Ukraine started this year on the brink of disaster. A lot has changed since.

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Three soldiers stand by a bent-over destroyed sign that says
A destroyed border checkpoint with the sign "Ukraine" and "Russia" on August 16, 2024 in Sudzha, Russia.

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The plot to topple Putin

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A group of people stand between two stone columns.
Ever since the invasion of Ukraine, a loose and sometimes fractious cohort of Russian exiles — many of them based in Warsaw — has come to believe that Russia can be liberated only through violence and sabotage.

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This is the conflict-ridden, tension-filled world that the next US president may have to face

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US Navy aircraft carriers and warships travel in lines across the blue ocean with a blue sky background.
Regardless of who wins the 2024 election, Trump or Harris will both likely face a variety of foreign policy challenges.

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The battle of Kursk hinges on the Russian railroad

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The impact of Ukraine's surprise Kursk battle and Russian efforts to counter it turn on the strained Russian railroad network.
The impact of Ukraine's surprise Kursk battle and Russian efforts to counter it turn on the strained Russian railroad network.

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See inside the Brazilian C-390 Millennium that Boeing once wanted to buy but now doesn't have an answer to

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The C-390 Millennium transits a runway before taking flight.
The C-390 was once Boeing's solution to the competing C-130 before it pulled out of the deal.

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Iran wants Israelis to worry that Hezbollah has a rare and powerful EMP weapon

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Iranian sources claimed they've given their Hezbollah ally electromagnetic pulse weapons designed to fry communications networks and electrical grids.
Iranian sources claimed they've given their Hezbollah ally electromagnetic pulse weapons designed to fry communications networks and electrical grids.

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Ukrainian forces in Kursk are readying for a long fight and may plan to 'bleed' the Russians just like in Ukraine, expert says

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Soldiers get medical treatment inside a vehicle
Medics provide assistance in a vehicle in Russia's Kursk region in August 2024.

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Ukraine appears to have developed a drone that spews fire from above, per dramatic video

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Drone dropping flames
A video shared on Telegram showed a drone dropping a flaming substance on woods in south Ukraine.

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