4 of Russia's deadliest military systems in its war against Ukraine

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A Ka-52
A Ka-52 "Alligator" helicopter.

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Why Ukraine's Patriot missile systems can't cope with Russia's old, iron bombs

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Non exploded Russian aviation bomb FAB-500 is seen next to a private house, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in Chernihiv, Ukraine.
Non exploded Russian aviation bomb FAB-500 is seen next to a private house, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in Chernihiv, Ukraine

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Ukraine kits out kayaks with grenade launchers, optimized for covert military operations, report says

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Person is seen kayaking on the Dnipro River in Ukraine.
A kayaker paddles along the Dnipro River in Kyiv.

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Machine gun-wielding judges fight off Russian drone attacks from Kyiv rooftops, report says

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Parts of an unmanned aerial vehicle, what Ukrainian authorities consider to be an Iranian made suicide drone Shahed-136 are seen at a site of Russian strike in Kharkiv.

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Ukraine is making decoy radar reflectors using cut-up barrels from one of Russia's largest oil companies: report

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A screenshot from a Russian military video, showing a plume of smoke in a field, and purporting to show a destructive strike on a Ukrainian radar array. Ukrainian sources say it was a decoy.
A Russian military video shows a missile strike on a radar array that Ukraine says was a cheap decoy.

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De-dollarization would require governments to sever political and economic ties with US

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100 dollar pill puzzle being put together .

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The pilot of an F-35 that weirdly went missing ended up parachuting into someone's backyard after ejecting

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Airmen from Joint Base Charleston speak to a family living right next to the site of a crashed F-35 about the operation to recover the fighter jet and requests for the family in Williamsburg County, S.C., on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023.
Airmen from Joint Base Charleston speak to a family living right next to the site of a crashed F-35 about the operation to recover the fighter jet and requests for the family in Williamsburg County, S.C., on Monday, Sept.

A US Air Force spy plane built in 1962 had to make an emergency landing in Qatar. It's the latest in a string of incidents for the ancient fleet of aircraft.

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Military personnel marshall in an RC-135 at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.
The Nebraska-based 55th Wing's fleet of RC-135 spy planes has one of the worst safety records in the Air Force.

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Ukraine destroyed a prized $1.2B Russian air-defense system with cruise missiles, reports say

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Russia S-400 Moscow
A Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile system drives past a "Z" symbol before the Victory Day parade in Moscow on May 9, 2023.

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Take a look at Poland's fast-expanding military that aims to become Europe's 'largest land force'

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M1 Abrams
An M1 Abrams tank.

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