Russia has brought out its S-500, an 'experimental' weapon it's never used before, Ukrainian spy chief says as Ukraine hunts air defenses in Crimea

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A screen grab from a Russian Ministry of Defense video of a combat test fire of the S-500 air defense system.
A screen grab from a Russian Ministry of Defense video of a combat test fire of the S-500 air defense system.

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Russia has been knocking out Ukraine's night bomber drones with its own unmanned aircraft, combat videos seem to show

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A serviceman from the Vykhor, Dnipro unmanned combat aerial complex platoon of the 108th Separate Territorial Defence Brigade launching a Vampire drone in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on February 2, 2024.

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Ukraine's strikes on Crimean air defenses could end its role as a Russian military staging ground: experts

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A detonation of ammunition caused by a fire at a military training field in the Kirovsky district of Crimea on July 19, 2023.

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Russian ally ditching Putin's rival to NATO damages the image Putin wants to project of himself, experts say

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan shake hands facing the camera wearing suits in front of gilded arm chairs, gold table, and their countries' flags
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Russian President Vladimir Putin during the summit of the Eurasian Economic Union in Moscow, Russia, in May 2024.

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Biden says that the US will back Ukraine for a decade. It may prove a hollow promise.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the G7 Summit on June 13, 2024, in Savelletri, Italy.

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A new plane Ukraine is getting will amplify its F-16s and eat into Russia's advantage in the air, experts say

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F-16

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Russia says the US doesn't have any reason to worry about the nuclear submarine and the massive warship its navy has cruising off the coast of Cuba

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People look at the class frigate Admiral Gorshkov, part of the Russian naval detachment visiting Cuba, arriving at Havana's harbour, June 12, 2024.
People look at the class frigate Admiral Gorshkov, part of the Russian naval detachment visiting Cuba, arriving at Havana's harbour, June 12, 2024.

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China says 2 military employees sold 60 pounds of secret documents to a recycling plant, allowing a shopper to bag 4 volumes for under $1

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Chinese paramilitary police border guards train in the snow at Mohe County in China's northeast Heilongjiang province, on the border with Russia, on December 12, 2016.
Chinese paramilitary police border guards train in the snow at Mohe County in China's northeast Heilongjiang province, on the border with Russia, on December 12, 2016.

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A US attack submarine and one of Russia's most formidable subs are in Cuba at the same time

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The USS Helena in Greece.
The USS Helena in Greece.

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Video emerges seemingly showing Israeli soldiers using a trebuchet to lob fiery weapons at Lebanon

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An Israeli soldier jumps off a Merkava tank during a military drill near the border with Lebanon in the upper Galilee region of northern Israel on October 24, 2023.

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