Russia is stringing nets between lamppost to catch Ukrainian drones — but it clearly doesn't always work

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Two stills from videos. Left: Purportedly outside Bakhmut, a drone's eye view of netting hung between lampposts and an armored vehicle below. Right: A driver's view of the road with netting strung up.
Two views of netting strung between lampposts, purportedly in Bakhmut.

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The world's largest airplane was destroyed by Russia — and Ukraine estimates it will cost $500 million to rebuild. Take a look at what's left of the mammoth jet.

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The An-225 with no wings or cockpit, taken August 10 at Hostomel.
The Antonov An-225 "Mriya"as it looked on Aug. 10 of this year.

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A Russian reserve army of 15,000 soldiers is pinned down near Bakhmut and will be destroyed, says Ukraine's spy chief

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Ukrainian T64 tanks move towards Bakhmut direction, in Donetsk Oblast region, on March 20, 2023.

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Blowing up the Russian Black Sea Fleet HQ has boosted the morale of Ukrainian soldiers, says top general

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Ukrainian soldiers sit on infantry fighting vehicles as they drive near Izyum, eastern Ukraine on September 16, 2022.

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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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Ukraine refused 10 Leopard tanks from Germany because they needed repairs and it didn't have the technicians and parts to fix them, report says

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Two Ukrainian soldiers inspecting the gun barrel of a Leopard 1 A5 tank that is parked in a field while another Ukrainian soldier is standing on the top of the tank.
Ukrainian soldiers work on the gun of a Leopard 1 A5 tank at a Bundeswehr site in Klietz, Germany, on May 5, 2023.

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Russia sent troops into battle armed with little more than shovels against Ukraine's cluster munitions, report says

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A soldier holds the Ukrainian flag in front of a destroyed building in the village of Andriivka.
A soldier holds the Ukrainian flag in front of a destroyed building in the village of Andriivka.

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Ukraine crowns a week of military successes with a 'significant' tactical breach on the southern front, think tank says

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Ukrainian servicemen ride a tank near the village of Robotyne on Aug. 25, 2023.
Ukrainian servicemen ride a tank near the village of Robotyne on Aug. 25, 2023.

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Ukraine's decoys are getting even more elaborate, with a dummy radar system the latest to trick Russia

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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 screenshot from Russian social media purports to show a destructive strike on a Ukrainian radar array. Ukrainian sources say it was a decoy.

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Video shows Ukrainian soldiers taking out a Russian aircraft with a missile in a critical area of its counteroffensive

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A side-by-side view of two screenshots from video posted by Ukraine's 47th brigade on September 2, 2023, showing left an indistinct puff of smoke from an explosion in the sky and a falling Russian airplane, and right, a flaming mass in a field, reportedly near Robotyne, Ukraine.
Two stills from footage by the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade showing the downing of a Russian plane and its aftermath.

47th Separate Mechanized Brigade

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