Ukraine's battle-hardened cities show how they've prepared for total blackouts from Russian energy strikes

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A woman charges her smartphone at a wall plug.
A woman charges a smartphone at an 'invincibility point' in Ukraine.

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Ukrainian pilot says he had to make new F-16 tactics because NATO's original training was for a different type of war

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Two Ukrainian F-16s fly side-by-side.
Ukraine has officially received at least 44 F-16s, out of a total 87 promised so far by European countries.

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A Ukrainian unit told us how its lone gun-toting robot fought off Russians for 45 straight days

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DevDroid's TW 12.7 is seen firing its M2 Browning in aerial footage.
NC13's DevDroid TW 12.7 is seen firing its weapon in this aerial footage. Red annotation by Business Insider.

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Putin demands more taxes as Russia's growth slows to a crawl in the wartime economy

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Russian President Vladimir Putin seat speaking.
A roughly 20% drop in oil prices in 2025 has squeezed Russian President Vladimir Putin's war chest.

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Most Russians expect the war with Ukraine to end in 2026, as its economy slows

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Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin took questions on the war and the economy during his annual televised phone-in event.

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Ukraine explains how it used a drone with an airburst warhead to set up its bold strike on a Russian submarine

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An aerial view of an IL-38N Sea Dragon, with a red circle added by Business Insider.
The SBU said it attacked the Sea Dragon with a drone-carried warhead that dispersed over 2,000 fragments at its target. Annotation in red by Business Insider.

Screenshot via YouTube/Security Service of Ukraine

Ukrainian troops say a 'droid' with a .50-cal machine gun held off Russian attacks for 45 days in a row

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DevDroid's TW 12.7 is seen firing its M2 Browning in aerial footage.
NC13's DevDroid TW 12.7 is seen firing its weapon in this aerial footage. Red annotation by Business Insider.

Screenshot via 3rd Army Corps/Telegram

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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Ukraine is building nearly 1,000 specialized drones a day to counter Russia's Iranian Shaheds

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A Ukrainian soldier holds an interceptor drone.
Ukraine's interceptors are often quadcopters designed to fly at high speeds to catch Russia's fast-moving attack drones.

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10 highlights from Russia's annual review of its war in Ukraine

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Russia's leader, Vladimir Putin, and Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov attend an expanded meeting of the Russian Defence Ministry Board at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow.
Russia's leader, Vladimir Putin, attended a presentation by the country's defense minister recapping the Kremlin''s war performance this year.

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