Russia feels unfamiliar pain as Ukraine hobbles its air defenses, forcing tough choices

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Two Russian S-400 air defense systems on the back of trucks are parked in a snowy field with some trees around them.
S-400 defense systems, sent by Russia, at the Brestsky training ground near Brest, Belarus.

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Ukraine has been flying shockingly deep inside Russia because Russian air defenses are so degraded, expert says

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A rocket launches from a S-400 missile system against a dark blue sky
A Russian S-400 air defense system launches.

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Ukraine struck Russian air defenses in Crimea with a barrage of US-supplied ATACMS, reports say

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A still from a video shared by the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces of ATACMS in use at night time
A still from a video shared by the Ukrainian military of ATACMS in use.

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Russia is exploiting Ukraine's air-defense shortages to launch drones and missiles, White House says

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Ukrainian air defense intercepts a Shahed drone mid-air in Kyiv on May 30, 2023.
Ukrainian air defense intercepts a Shahed drone mid-air in Kyiv on May 30, 2023.

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Russia and Ukraine are both beefing up their air defenses ahead of another winter of bombardment

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Ukrainian air-defense systems fire into the sky outside Kyiv on November 25.

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Russia will need to sacrifice air defense at its own borders to help cover gaps in Ukraine, UK intel says

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A video captures the moment an S-400 explodes in Crimea.
A video captures the moment an S-400 explodes in Crimea.

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Moscow has been surrounded by air defenses for a century, but they were never designed to stop the drones Ukraine is using now

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Russia Moscow Defense Ministry Pantsir Pantsyr air defense
A Pantsyr S-1 air-defense system atop the Russian Defense Ministry in Moscow on August 3.

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A new improvised anti-drone protection system appears at Russian military airfield

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A soldier monitors the runway as a Tu-95 bomber aircraft takes off for a night patrol out of Engels-2 airbase on August 7, 2008 in Engels, Russia
A soldier monitors a runway the Engels-2 airbase as a Tu-95 bomber takes off in August 2008.

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Ukraine is stepping up its drone war against Russia, and now it's Moscow turn to reassemble decades-old air-defense weapons

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Moscow Russia skyscraper drone attack
Investigators examine a damaged skyscraper in Moscow's business district after a reported drone attack on July 30.

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Russia is likely rethinking its air defenses, UK intel says, after a string of embarrassing strikes deep within its territory

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Russian Tu-22 bomber
A Tu-22M3 bomber performs during an aviation contest in Russia.

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