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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Video shows how a Ukrainian 'Droid' lay in wait with an M2 Browning and ambushed a Russian armored vehicle

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Thermal camera imagery shows a UGV firing its M2 Browning turret at an armored vehicle.
New footage of a ground-based drone firing an M2 Browning in combat shows how such platforms are increasingly being used in the war.

5th Separate Assault Brigade

Ukraine's ground robots are surging in popularity, but have yet to carry out even 1% of its total drone missions

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A participant uses a remote control to operate an uncrewed ground vehicle.
Uncrewed Ground Vehicles are emerging quickly in Ukraine, but only carried out 2,000 combat missions compared to 304,000 UAV combat missions in November.

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Chernobyl reactor's protective shield was so damaged by a drone strike that it's not confining radiation anymore: IAEA

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Rescuers work at the site where a Russian attack drone with an explosive warhead hit the New Safe Confinement.
A hole in the New Safe Confinement shelter was created by a drone with an explosive warhead in February.

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Russia is blocking Snapchat and Roblox, saying they're used for 'terrorist activities'

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A child is seen playing a game on the Roblox platform.
Roblox, the popular gaming platform, is now blocked in Russia. Moscow said it's been used to coordinate "terrorist" activities.

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Former top Russian general said he'd give 'entire Russian intelligence community' a failing grade for Ukraine invasion

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A convoy of Russian vehicles is seen on a road in Crimea.
Russian army military vehicles are seen in Armyansk, Crimea, in February 2022.

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Russia is throwing more of its new jet-powered Shaheds at Ukraine, but interceptor drones are rising to match them

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A black-and-white image shows the rear of a Geran-3 while in flight.
Serhii Sternenko published footage of what appears to be a jet-powered Geran-3 being approached from behind in the air.

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Ukrainian pilot says his French Mirage 2000 fighter has a 98% kill rate against Russian drones and missiles

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A Mirage pilot sits in his single-seat aircraft. A balaclava and sunglasses hide his face.
The Mirage pilot said the fighter has been effective, but also said the aircraft is limited with its short-range air-to-air options.

Screenshot via YouTube/Ukrainian Air Force

Ukrainians are live-testing a drone truck that can scoot and shoot with a .50 caliber gun turret

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A Protector UGV holds position while its turret fires on a target at a firing range.
The Protector UGV is seen with a mounted M2 Browning machine gun firing on a target at a range.

Screenshot via Facebook/Ukrainian Armored Vehicles

Ukrainian drone teams overcame dense fog by using ground robots to spot Russia's advances, brigade says

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Ukrainian Army soldiers of the 68th Separate Jaeger Brigade train in the use of uncrewed ground robots for the frontline,
The use of ucnrewed ground vehicles on both sides has grown consistently in the last year or so, and one Ukrainian brigade is showing how they can work with FPV drones to overcome poor weather.

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