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.

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Ukraine says it just carried out the first-ever underwater drone strike on a Russian submarine

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The moment a Ukrainian drone causes an explosion in the Russian port city of Novorossiysk.
Ukraine said it carried out an underwater drone attack on a Russian submarine.

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Russia's new missile-armed Shahed drone is full of foreign-made parts, Ukraine says

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A rendering of Russia's new missile-armed Geran-2 drone.
Russia has armed its Geran-2 drones with heat-seeking missiles.

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Ukraine's special-ops buggies are fast — but dodging drones is a dangerous gamble

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Soldiers from the 3rd Operational Spartan Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine drive a buggy during a demonstration at an undisclosed location in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, on June 14, 2025.
A Ukrainian special operator said Russian drone pilots target buggy vehicles because they're known to carry elite troops.

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Russia's wartime consumer boom is cracking as shoppers tighten their wallets

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People spend time at the GUM Shopping Mall in Red Square, Moscow, Russia.
Russia's consumer boom after the Ukraine invasion is cracking under economic strain.

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Interceptor drones are taking over in Ukraine, but soldiers are still using machine guns to battle Russian threats

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A serviceman from an anti-drone mobile air defense unit of the 38th Separate Marine Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces fires a M2 Browning machine gun during a combat shift on the front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, October 20, 2025.
Ukrainian mobile air defense units have long relied on aging machine guns to battle drones. That's changing.

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