Going after Russian warships feels like 'hunting prey,' says a Ukrainian general overseeing exploding naval drone operations

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A warship is seen docked in the port of the Black Sea resort city of Sochi during a storm on Nov. 27, 2023.
A warship is seen docked in the port of the Black Sea resort city of Sochi during a storm on Nov. 27, 2023.

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If Putin isn't stopped 'whatever happens next is Europe's problem at large,' Lithuanian PM says

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Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė wearing a black coat lays a tribute at the bottom of a statue
Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė pays tribute to victims of the Holodomor, Great Famine, which took place in the 1930s and killed millions, in Kyiv, Ukraine, November 2022.

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New footage appears to show 23 Russian tanks and IFVs destroyed on a 'road of death' by Ukrainian paratroopers

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Ukraine's 79th Air Assault Brigade appeared to destroy 23 Russian tanks and armored vehicles in Novomykhailivka, Donetsk Oblast
Ukraine's 79th Air Assault Brigade appeared to destroy 23 Russian tanks and armored vehicles in Novomykhailivka, Donetsk Oblast.

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Israel may have just torched its relationship with Russia, promising to supply Ukraine with 'early-warning systems'

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Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, as seen from the city of Ashkelon, Israel October 9, 2023.
Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, as seen from the city of Ashkelon, Israel October 9, 2023.

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Don't want Russia to successfully invade your country? Then do this.

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Ukrainian troops defeated Russia's attempt to seize Hostomel airport near Kyiv in the war's opening days in 2022.
Ukrainian troops defeated Russia's attempt to seize Hostomel airport near Kyiv in the war's opening days in 2022.

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Putin is rehashing his nuclear threats — but this time, he may be threatening nuclear catastrophe in an effort to sway American voters

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Potential spy balloon found by fishermen off the coast of Alaska is being delivered to the FBI for examination

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Sailors recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon
In early February 2023, sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recovered a high-altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (pictured above).

Machine guns and combat aircraft aren't enough to stop Ukraine's drone boats from killing Russian warships, general says

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Footage appearing to show a Ukrainian drone boat attacking the Ivanovets, a Russian warship.
Footage appearing to show a Ukrainian drone boat attacking the Ivanovets, a Russian warship.

Screengrab via the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine

The US mocked Russia for its motley cast of allies in Ukraine. It's not laughing any more.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (L) visit a construction site of the Angara rocket launch complex on September 13, 2023 in Tsiolkovsky, Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Angara rocket launch complex on September 13, 2023, in Tsiolkovsky, Russia.

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How Navy boot camp instructors are trained

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Recruit division commanders, known as RDCs, are the drill sergeants of the United States Navy. Before they train Navy recruits at boot camp, future RDCs must graduate from Continuation School, or C School, at Naval Station Great Lakes near Waukegan, Illinois, about 40 miles north of Chicago.

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