NATO's new chief is inheriting messy wars and a possible second Trump presidency. It's not going to be easy, security analysts say.

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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (L) and former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte at a NATO summit at NATO headquarters in Brussels in 2021.
Former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte (R) will succeed Jens Stoltenberg (L) as NATO's Secretary General on October 1.

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Russia's air defenses can't stop Ukraine from striking deep with its long-range drones, intel says

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An S-400 interceptor missile takes flight in a cloud of smoke as fire erupts from the back.
An S-400 interceptor missile launc at the Ashuluk military base in Southern Russia during military drills in September 2020. This is one of the systems that makes up Russia's complex air-defense network.

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Ukraine said it struck a Russian ammo depot with long-range drones right after Iranian missiles arrived there

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A large crater, downed trees, and destroyed railcars on September 22 after the Toropets attack.
The aftermath of a Ukrainian attack on a Russian ammunition depot earlier this month. The latest attack on an ammo depot follows a string of earlier attacks.

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Ukraine's recent strikes on arms depots caused the largest loss of Russian and North Korean ammo in the war: UK intel

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Destroyed ammunition storage buildings at TKTKT on September 22.
Destroyed ammunition storage buildings at Oktyabrsky, in Russia, on September 22, 2024.

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Armies will be able to maneuver on battlefields again, but it's going to be difficult and bloody

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Firepower is so deadly and pervasive in the Ukraine war that both sides are forced to dig in and try to advance in short increments.
Firepower is so deadly and pervasive in the Ukraine war that both sides are forced to dig in and try to advance in short increments.

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The battle of Irpin narrowly saved Ukraine. Here's how it went down.

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Ukraine blew a dam and bridges across the Irpin River to hinder Russia's advance in the war's earliest days.
Ukraine blew a dam and bridges across the Irpin River to hinder Russia's advance in the war's earliest days.

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Ukraine's getting powerful long-range glide bombs from the US that will give its F-16s a new punch

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A Ukrainian F-16 flying against grey skies.
A Ukrainian Air Force F-16 fighter jet. The US is providing Ukraine with new Joint Standoff Weapons, adding another arrow in the jet's quiver.

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Putin is intensifying nuclear threats as the West wavers over Ukraine's use of long-range weapons

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Russian President Vladimir Putin at a security council meeting in Moscow in September 2024.

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Ukraine is fielding machine-gun turrets remotely controlled by the Steam Deck video game system made for playing Halo

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A Ukrainian soldier holding a remote controller while sitting in front of a laptop in a wooden shack.
Ukraine is using Steam Deck, a popular video game platform, for controlling remote guns.

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Satellite images show damage at Russian base that stored glide bombs after Ukrainian long-range strike

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Glide bombs released by a Russian warplane on August 7.
Glide bombs released by a Russian warplane.

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