Ukraine's 'Amazon for war' will soon let soldiers buy weapons with points earned for evacuating wounded comrades

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Evacuation robot THeMIS seen on a dusty road during the field tests.
Ukraine will soon award points to soldiers who evacuate their wounded comrades with ground robots.

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Satellite imagery captures destruction at Russia's new drone base after a massive Ukrainian attack

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Donetsk airport on November 8.
Russia converted the Donetsk airport into a drone base.

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Ukraine's first 'drone wall' is about to see action combating menacing Russian threats, its Western maker says

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A Russian-made Shahed drone at the Ammunition graveyard, which serves as storage for physical evidence of Russian war crimes against Kharkiv's civilian population, according to the Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office, at an undisclosed location in Kharkiv in April of 2025.
Atreyd's drone wall will be used against Russian Shahed-type systems.

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A Ukrainian arms maker built a machine gun turret to fight Russian helicopters and jets. Now it'll battle small drones.

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A Predator turret is seen on a Ukrainian naval drone.
The Predator turret on a Ukrainian naval drone.

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Russia's oil revenues plunge just as US sanctions hit when Moscow can least afford it

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during an award ceremony at the Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during an award ceremony at the Kremlin

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Ukraine and Russia are surging drones with longer reach to hunt targets beyond a widening 'kill zone'

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A serviceman of the 59th Separate Assault Brigade of Unmanned Systems named after Yakov Handziuk of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, launches a reconnaissance drone, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the frontline town of Pokrovsk in Donetsk region, Ukraine October 6, 2025.
Ukraine and Russia are increasingly using medium-range drones in combat.

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The unusual new German brigade deploying to NATO's edge is bringing its most advanced heavy armor — the Leopard 2A8 tank

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A tank under a sky full of sparks and smoke.
Germany is betting on the Leopard tank for its new brigade in Lithuania. It plans to bring the Leopard 2A8, its most modern version that is adapted with lessons from watching Russia.

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Front-line combat video captures special ops Black Hawk raid into Pokrovsk, Ukraine's fiercest fight

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Ukrainian forces pour out of a Black Hawk helicopter near Pokrovsk.
A Black Hawk helicopter lands near Pokrovsk.

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NATO's Baltic Sea patrol surge and much faster reaction time are driving down undersea sabotage, Western officials say

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the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21), signals a Royal Netherlands Navy NH90 helicopter from the Rotterdam-class landing platform dock HNLMS Johan de Witt (L 801) during exercise Atlantic Alliance 2025 (AA25) aboard the New York, July 6, 2025.
Western officials say undersea infrastructure sabotage is down since NATO began a security mission in the Baltic Sea.

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How negotiating with hostage-takers actually works, according to an expert negotiator

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Mickey Bergman is a negotiator involved in political prisoner negotiations for Americans wrongfully detained abroad. Over the past decade, he has helped secure the release of high-profile detainees such as Trevor Reed, Brittney Griner, and Danny Fenster.

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