Ukraine just approved its first ground robot equipped with key grenade launchers, maker says

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A robot on tracks driving down a muddy track with a grenade launcher on top
DevDroid said its Droid NW 40 adapted for the Mk-19 and AGL-53 40mm automatic grenade launchers has been codified by Ukraine's defense ministry.

DevDroid

Ukraine said it sneaked into a guarded Russian airbase and destroyed 2 jets worth up to $100 million combined

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A grey fighter jet on a runway with a grey sky behind
Ukraine said it took a Russian Su-27 and Su-30 out of action.

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Ukraine's trench war runs on an easily overlooked weapon: grenades

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A figure wearing camouflage throws a sparking grenade into the air as they stick out from the ground under a blue sky
Soldiers in Ukraine are using grenades in close-quarters trench fighting and dropping them from drones.

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Under threat, Ukraine’s drone schools are going to great lengths to stay off Russia's radar

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A silhouetted figure reaching up and launching a drone with other figures, the sun, and a vehicle behind them
Ukraine's drone operators are key to its fight against Russia's invasion.

PETRO ZADOROZHNYY / AFP

Ukrainian drones hit a Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker in the Mediterranean Sea for the first time, security official says

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A view of the Qendil captured by a drone over the Mediterranean Sea.
The oil tanker Qendil in the Mediterranean Sea before the attack.

Screengrab via Security Service of Ukraine video

Putin's annual Q&A with Russians is back. 2 issues are front and center.

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin.

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Hunted by drones, Ukrainian forces hide behind darkness, bad weather, and smoke to rescue wounded troops, officer says

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A Ukrainian drone operator from the Kraken 1654 unit, call sign Imla, left, flies a Vampire drone as other soldiers watch, during a demonstration for The Associated Press, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine.
Drones are surging on the battlefield, making it more difficult for Ukraine to evacuate casualties.

AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson

Russia's wartime lifeline from China comes with a price: an 'embarrassing reversal' for Moscow

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin and China's leader Xi Jinping.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and China's leader Xi Jinping.

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Satellite images show Russia fortified a port against Ukrainian drone boats. One broke through underwater and exploded.

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Barriers at the entrance to the Novorossiysk naval base in Russia on December 11.
Barriers at the entrance to the Novorossiysk port on December 11.

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Ukrainian drones struck a Russian oil platform in the Caspian Sea for the third time in a matter of days, security source says

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Oil platforms operated by Lukoil company are seen at the Korchagina oil field in the Caspian Sea, Russia, October 17, 2018. Picture taken October 17, 2018.
A Ukrainian security source said Kyiv has targeted Russian oil facilities in the Caspian Sea in recent days.

REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

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