Russia's brutal missile strike on a Ukrainian children's hospital just before the big NATO summit appears to be backfiring

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A woman comforts another crying woman as a child with a bandage on her face looks on between them
A woman reacts as people shelter in the basement of the Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital following a Russian missile strike on one of its buildings in Kyiv, Ukraine on July 8, 2024.

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A new US-Swedish bomb may have already been pulled from Ukraine because it's useless against Russian jamming

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A ground-launched small-diameter bomb
A Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb.

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A Ukrainian minister says she's frustrated by the West's inability to adapt its weapons to Russian tactics: report

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Ukrainians supervise as a M142 HIMARS launches a rocket on May 18, 2023, in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.

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Russia needs 'significant' ammo from countries beyond Iran and North Korea to sustain Ukraine offensives, NATO official says

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A Ukrainian soldier prepares artillery shells at his artillery position in the direction of Liman, Ukraine
A Ukrainian soldier prepares artillery shells near Liman, Ukraine, on May 25, 2024.

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Front-line NATO allies say the West needs to give Ukraine the 'technological superiority' it needs to beat Russia

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A Romanian Air Force F-16 escorts a C-27J Spartan aircraft during an air policing exercise above eastern Romania on March 6. Ukraine has long been waiting for NATO to provide it with the American-made fighter jets.
A Romanian Air Force F-16 escorts a C-27J Spartan aircraft during an air policing exercise above eastern Romania on March 6.

The US Navy ousted the commanding officer of USS Hershel Williams two months after the tanker-like sea base ran aground in Africa

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USS Hershel "Woody" Williams is seen during a port visit in Djibouti.

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How airpower experts think Ukraine could pull off bursts of air superiority to get F-16s into the fight and score breakthroughs

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Four Portuguese Air Force F-16 jets fly against a white, cloudy background.
Portuguese Air Force F-16 M Fighting Falcons fly over Praça do Comercio during the military parade that opens the official ceremonies in celebration of the 50th anniversary of 1974 Carnation Revolution (Revolução dos Cravos).

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Russia rebuilt its war machine 'faster than we expected' and is now cranking out artillery shells at a breakneck pace, NATO defense official says

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In this photo released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on June 25, Russian soldiers fire the 152-mm howitzer
In this photo released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on June 25, Russian soldiers fire the 152 mm howitzer "Msta-B" in an undisclosed location in Ukraine.

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Russia looks to have changed tactics in the missile strikes that wrecked a children's hospital, leaving Ukraine's air defenders with almost no time to respond

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Rescuer beside destroyed Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital following Russian missile attack in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on July 8, 2024.
A rescuer rests next to the destroyed building of Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital following a Russian missile attack in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on July 8, 2024

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Russia said it prevented a Ukrainian attempt to hijack a missile-carrying strategic bomber

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Two Russian air force MiG-31 fighter jets and two Tu-22M3 bombers in the background during a training mission
Two Russian MiG-31 fighter jets and two Tu-22M3 bombers in the background during a training mission on June 10, 2024.

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