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Ukraine slammed more long-range drones into Russian oil, taking aim at its most valuable industry

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LUKOILS REFINERY, VOLGOGRAD, RUSSIA -- AUGUST 26, 2025: Maxar satellite imagery shows a burned out portion of the Lukoils Volgorad refinery complex following a Ukrainian drone strike. Please use: Satellite image (c) 2025 Maxar Technologies.
Satellite imagery shows the aftermath of a Ukrainian strike on an oil refinery in Russia's Volgograd region.

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Ukraine is starting to move weapons production into NATO, where Russia's missiles can't reach it without risking all-out war

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A worker assembles mortar shells at a factory in Ukraine.
A worker assembles mortar shells at a factory in Ukraine.

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Machine gunners going head-to-head with Russian drones are getting new interceptors for the hard-to-reach threats

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Soldiers of a mobile anti-aircraft brigade prepare a 12.7mm calibre heavy machine gun near a training field in the Khmelnytsky region, on July 8, 2024.
Russia's Shahed drones are increasingly becoming a headache for Ukraine's mobile air defense units.

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Top Ukrainian commander says drones hit over 67,000 Russian targets in a month, offering a look into the onslaught

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Soldiers from a fiber-optic drone unit of the 93rd Brigade test drones before heading to the front lines in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on June 17, 2025.
Ukraine's top commander said his forces have used drones to hit nearly 70,000 Russian targets in recent weeks.

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Ukraine's weapons makers want to sell arms abroad and argue it will help, not hurt, the fight against Russia

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A Ukrainian serviceman of the 57th Kost Hordiienko Separate Motorised Infantry Brigade fires a 2S22 Bohdana self-propelled howitzer towards Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at a position near the city of Bakhmut in Donetsk region, Ukraine July 5, 2023.
A Ukrainian serviceman of the 57th Kost Hordiienko Separate Motorised Infantry Brigade fires a 2S22 Bohdana self-propelled howitzer towards Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukrai

Why Ukraine's forces are turning to militarized e-scooters for combat runs

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A still from video footage shows two people in camouflage gear riding large scooters through trees
Global Wolf Motors' Mosphera military scooter is in use in Ukraine.

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The US Army is moving its new strike missile to a frontline Pacific ally, angering Russia and China

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A Standard Missile-6 is fired into the air from the Mid-Range Capability missile launcher. The sky is clear blue in the background.
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US Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brian A. Stippey

Ukraine is keeping soldiers in Western training longer — betting on skill over mass against Russia

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Ukrainian soldiers take part in a training excercise operated by British and Netherlands' armed forces as part of the Interflex programme, in eastern England, on June 17, 2025.
Ukrainian soldiers are trained in the UK and other Western nations in the UK-led Operation Interflex.

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Russia just joined the exploding drone boat fight, hitting Ukraine with one after watching so many of its own warships sink

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A Russian naval drone approaches a Ukrainian reconnaissance ship.
Russia carried out what appears to be its first naval drone attack this week.

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