The world feared Ukraine would fall to Russia in days. Now it's teaching NATO forces how to fight a new kind of war.

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A Ukrainian mobile fire group opens fire into the sky.
Ukraine has been sending out machine gun crews with trucks to take down Shaheds, a tactic born out of necessity.

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Russia has been hiring 20,000 Cuban mercenaries to fight against Ukraine, Kyiv's military intelligence says

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People with Russian flags look at the Russian nuclear-powered submarine Kazan arriving in Havana in 2024.
People with Russian flags look at the Russian nuclear-powered submarine Kazan arriving in Havana in 2024.

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Russia's jet-powered Shaheds are a looming new threat, but Ukraine says it already has drones that can counter them

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Remain of Shahed 136 at an exhibition showing remains of missiles and drones that Russia used to attack Kyiv in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 12, 2023.
Some European countries want to shoot down Russian drones like the Shahed drone pictured in Kyiv, Ukraine, in May 2023.

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NATO's style of destroying Russian drones in Poland was 'not the way' to effectively defend its skies, Zelenskyy says

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Firefighters work on the destroyed roof of a house, after Russian drones violated Polish airspace during an attack on Ukraine.
Firefighters work on the destroyed roof of a house, after Russian drones violated Polish airspace during an attack on Ukraine on Wednesday.

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Ukraine's strikingly cost-efficient drones are getting the $7 billion boost they need for mass production

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A drone pilot operates an FPV drone during a training flight in August 2025.
Ukraine's decentralized drone industry is driven by a network of military units and private manufacturers who are connected via a market-like network.

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Ukraine's new interceptor drones destroyed 150 of Russia's long-range UAVs in a single night, Zelenskyy says

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This view shows an interceptor FPV-drone during its flight, in an undisclosed location in Dnipropetrovsk region.
Ukraine is rushing to build new interceptor drones at scale to counter Russia's growing Shahed waves.

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In Ukraine, civilians donate their spare cash — and watch it turn into $40 million strikes against Russia

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A young Ukrainian boy looks closely at an FPV drone displayed in an open exhibition.
A child looks at an FPV drone during the open-air exhibition organized by the 24th Mechanized Brigade.

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Russia's maker of T-series tanks is using hundreds of Western and foreign equipment pieces: Ukrainian intelligence

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Russian T-90M tanks travel through central Moscow during a rehearsal for the Victory Day parade.
Russia's tanks, such as the T-90Ms pictured here, are manufactured by Uralvagonzavod, which Ukraine says uses 260 pieces of Western and foreign-made equipment to make the armored platforms.

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Ukrainian analyst says Chinese footage of Shenzhen city was found inside a Russian decoy version of the Shahed

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A Ukrainian official looks at the wreckage of a Gerbera drone, designed as a decoy for the Russian Shahed, in a grass field.
A Ukrainian official looks at the wreckage of a Gerbera drone, designed as a decoy for the Russian Shahed. Serhii "Flash" Beskrestnov said he had uploaded several clips retrieved from a camera on a Gerbera.

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The US Air Force's new mini-cruise missile, built for bringing mass to Ukraine's long-range fight, is taking off

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F-16s are seen flying over the Ukraine sky.
The ERAM is meant to be launched from Ukraine's aircraft, such a the F-16 Fighting Falcon.

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