2 military influencers say they never planned to have an online following, but standard recruiting efforts weren't working

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Tyler Butterworth on left standing next to John Howell on right, both in Army uniform.
Tyler Butterworth (left) and John Howell (right) have built a following on social media as military influencers.

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Sen. Mark Kelly is suing the Pentagon. Legal experts say veterans' rights are at stake.

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Senator Mark Kelly
Sen. Mark Kelly said his lawsuit is about fighting back on the Pentagon's crackdown on speech.

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Russia could face costly write-offs in Venezuela on its oil assets and arms loans, think tank analyst says

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Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Ukraine's new defense minister just outlined how dire its troop shortage has become

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A Ukrainian soldier walks above a snow-covered trench in Kharkiv.
Ukrainian infantry soldiers from the 156th Brigade train at a snow-covered training ground in Kharkiv in late 2025.

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A new American missile-mounted buggy has already scored over 20 kills against Russian Shaheds in Ukraine, crew says

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A missile bursts out of its vehicle-mounted launcher on an open field.
The Tempest fires into the night sky in this video provided by Ukraine's Air Command Central.

Screenshot via Facebook/Ukraine Air Command Central

Medics aren't seeing many gunshot wounds in Ukraine. It's blast and shrapnel injuries in a 'war of remote destruction.'

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A black quadcopter drone drops a blue-colored cylindrical object in a pale blue sky
Drones dropping grenades are now the kind of weapons causing injuries in Ukraine.

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A new Ukrainian way of intercepting drones midair looks like a fishing rod in the sky

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Two annotated images show the
The 46th Separate Air Mobile Brigade showcased a clip of a drone with a fishing rod-style device trying to take down enemy quadcopters. Red annotation by Business Insider.

46th Separate Air Mobile Brigade

The US Army had a change of heart about getting rid of its special horse units

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Soldiers and horses of the Army's Washington, DC-based caisson detachment, the unit which performs funeral ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, participate in the Middleburg Holiday Parade in Middleburg, Virginia, Dec.

Russia's next-gen 'Geran-5' drone has a powerful new Chinese jet engine and might soon fire missiles, Ukraine says

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Metal parts and a wrecked chassis can be seen crashed in the snow.
This image supplied by GUR apparently shows the partial wreckage of a Geran-5.

Ukraine's Defense Intelligence Directorate (GUR)

I flew drones on Ukraine's fiercest battlefield. The last few months laid bare the limits of today's drone warfare.

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Dimko Zhluktenko, with a jungle hat and protective glasses, is seen sitting with his gear in a forest.
Dimko Zhluktenko is a sergeant in the Unmanned Systems Forces of Ukraine.

Dimko Zhluktenko

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