Ukraine's Kursk incursion shows it's learned not to tease its big offensives before going in for the kill

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A Ukrainian T-64 crew pose in their armored vehicle for a photo.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday that Kyiv's troops were fighting in Russia, days after reports emerged that Ukraine was breaking Russian lines in Kursk.

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China's air force is again being called out for 'dangerous' moves over the South China Sea, this time for popping flares in front of a US ally's aircraft

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A Chinese fighter jet flies above with some decoy flares soaring behind it against a blue sky.
A J-16 fighter jet releases decoy flares during Changchun Air Show at Changchun Dafangshen Airport in Changchun, Jilin Province of China.

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Top general says Ukrainian forces have captured almost as much Russian territory in the last week as Russia has land in Ukraine this year

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An aerial view shows what is said to be a Ukrainian tank in Russia's Kursk region in this still image from video released August 11, 2024.
An aerial view shows what is said to be a Ukrainian tank in Russia's Kursk region in this still image from video released August 11, 2024.

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The US and some its allies just pulled off a milestone first by letting AI target enemies like it would in a war

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Ukrainian drones
DJI Matrice 300 reconnaissance drones, bought in the frame of program 'The Army of Drones' are seen during test flights in the Kyiv region prior to being sent to the front line.

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A US Navy carrier strike group equipped with F-35 stealth fighters is rushing to the Middle East along with a submarine packed with Tomahawk missiles

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The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, right, follows the guided missile cruiser USS Cape St. George as the ships transit the Strait of Hormuz on May 1, 2012.

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alex R. Forst

Ukraine exposed Russia's sluggish military command with its Kursk invasion, analysts say

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Ukrainian tank
A Ukrainian tank near the Russian border in northern Ukraine in August 2024.

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Russia complained that its 'peaceful' people don't deserve to be invaded

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Ukrainian servicemen pose for a picture on a road in a photo taken through the smashed window of a military vehicle
Ukrainian servicemen pose for a picture as they repair a military vehicle near Ukraine's border with Russia on Sunday.

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US small drone production likely insufficient for potential wartime needs: report

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A Skydio quadcopter drone of the US military.
A US military drone.

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Navy SEALs dropped in on a nuclear-powered submarine in the Pacific, drilling for a higher-end fight

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Navy SEALs climb aboard a US Navy submarine.
West Coast-based Naval Special Warfare (NSW) operators conduct military dive operations and prepare to board the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Greeneville (SSN 772).

Petty Officer 1st Class Alex Smedegard

Zelenskyy confirms Ukrainian troops are fighting inside 'the aggressor's territory'

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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