Ukraine is using helium-filled balloons to extend the range of its attack drones

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Aerobavovna develops tethered aerostat systems equipped with specialized equipment.
Aerobavovna develops aerostat systems with specialized equipment.

Aerobavovna

Sweden's stealthy submarines are lethal. NATO's newest ally says it brings 'unique capabilities' to strategic waters.

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The top of a submarine covered in snow and ice is seen in dark water with a buildings seen through mist behind it
Swedish submarine HMS Halland enters the Stockholm harbor.

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Ukraine is giving its US-made Patriot systems steel armor to protect them from Russian missile shrapnel

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Two F-16 fighter jets fly over a Patriot Air and Missile Defense System aginst a grey sky
Ukrainian Air Force F-16 fighter jets fly over a Patriot system at an undisclosed location in Ukraine in August 2024.

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Russia is shifting military gear from Syria to Libya after the fall of Assad, Ukraine says

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An aerial view of the Syrian port city of Tartus, with the port in the foreground, as of December 18, 2024.
An aerial view of the Syrian port city of Tartus as of mid-December 2024.

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Slovakia threatens to cut aid to Ukrainian refugees after Kyiv shuts off Russian gas pipeline

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Slovakia's prime minister, Robert Fico, has announced aid cuts for Ukrainian refugees after the cessation of Russian gas transit through Ukraine.
Slovakia's prime minister, Robert Fico.

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Ukraine says its unusual missile-armed sea drones have scored hits on multiple Russian helicopters in the Black Sea

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A still from video footage shows a Russian helicopter in the sky above the Black Sea.
A still from video footage shows a Russian helicopter in the sky above the Black Sea.

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Russia seized 1,600 square miles of Ukraine's territory in 2024 while losing 427,000 troops, ISW says

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Three Russian solders in camouflage gear and helmets walk along a street holding firearms
Russian soldiers in Russia's Kursk region.

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A European region has no heating after Russian gas stops flowing via Ukraine. An energy supplier told families to gather in one room to stay warm.

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Residents of the Transnistria region wait in line to vote during Moldova's second-round presidential election at a polling station in Costesti, northern Moldova.
Transnistria declared a state of emergency ahead of an anticipated halt in piped natural gas supplies from Russia.

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NATO is working to reroute data through space, fearing Russia could slice undersea internet cables

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Viasat
A file photo shows a rocket in French Guiana carrying two satellites into space.

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Russia just lost a multibillion-dollar income stream

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Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speak at a briefing and conference, respectively, in two separate images.
Russia can no longer send gas to Europe using Ukraine's pipelines, a network it's used to earn billions even while at war with Kyiv.

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