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.

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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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Ukraine says its small propeller battle drones can now go faster than Formula 1 cars

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Ukrainian anti-aircraft FPV drone operator wearing a headset remotely controls a drone from a shelter at his workplace in Donetsk.
Ukraine has been pushing the speed of its interceptors as Russia develops its newer jet-powered Shaheds.

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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.

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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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