Ukraine's 'rapid' incursion into Kursk shows it's learned from months of grinding warfare, military analysts say

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A destroyed Russian tank on a roadside near Sudzha, Kursk region, Russia
A destroyed Russian tank on a roadside near Sudzha, Kursk region, Russia, on August 16, 2024.

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Dramatic video shows Ukraine evacuating troops with a US-made Bradley fighting vehicle

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A Bradley fighting vehicle fires on Russian positions in a mission to rescue Ukrainian troops in Donetsk in August 2024.

Ukrainian military via Telegram

Video appears to show Ukrainian strike on key Russian bridge, which Moscow says was likely carried out using US-made HIMARS rockets

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A bridge crossing the River Seym in Russia was destroyed by Ukraine.
A bridge crossing the River Seym in Russia was destroyed by Ukraine.

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Ukrainian soldiers suspected they would invade Russia when they got new rifles, but still thought it was a joke when the orders came through

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A Ukrainian soldier firing a machine gun at Russian drones.
"We joked that it wasn't April 1st. The commander just smiled, knowing we had no idea what was awaiting us," a Ukrainian soldier identified only by his first name, Serhiy, said of the orders to invade Russia, per The Economist.

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Ukraine's Kursk counteroffensive defied NATO predictions and shows Kyiv has its eye on the US election, experts say

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Ukrainian servicemen operate a tank on a road near the border with Russia. The Ukrainian army entered Russia's Kursk region on August 6, capturing dozens of settlements in the biggest offensive by a foreign army on Russian soil since World War II.
The Ukrainian army entered Russia's Kursk region on August 6.

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Switzerland offers $60K cash prize for ideas to rid its iconic alpine lakes of military ammunition

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Lake Lucerne, Switzerland.
Lake Lucerne, Switzerland.

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One of Putin's closest allies showed off a Tesla Cybertruck equipped with a machine gun and suggested it could be used in Ukraine

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A screenshot from a video shared by Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Russia's Chechnya region, on Telegram.

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China is rapidly building an unusual assault ship with an apparent catapult system for launching aircraft, but its purpose is still a mystery

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A satellite image of China building its new Type 76 amphibious assault ship in a shipyard.
Satellite imagery shows China building its new Type 76 amphibious assault ship at the Changxing Island Shipbuilding Base.

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With the Middle East on the edge and Iran and its proxies riled up, US forces in Iraq and Syria are again taking hits

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US soldiers dismount from a M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle in Syria on Nov. 2, 2020.
US soldiers dismount from a M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle in Syria in November 2020.

US Army photo by Spc. Jensen Guillory

China got 'very dramatic' after the US military flew a new missile system out to the Western Pacific, ally says

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A missile launcher on wheels being unloaded from a military aircraft at night.
The US deployed its Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher to the Philippines earlier this year.

US Army photo by Captain Ryan DeBooy

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