Ukraine hit Russia's most treasured air-defense system on its own soil, reports say

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Russian S-400 Triumf
An S-400 Triumf air-defense system outside of Moscow, Russia, on December 2, 2010.

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Ukraine said it intercepted a call from a Russian soldier saying his unit was staging combat videos to make it look like they're fighting better than they actually are

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Russian servicemen stand guard at the destroyed part of the Ilyich Iron and Steel Works in Ukraine's port city of Mariupol on May 18, 2022, amid the ongoing Russian military action in Ukraine.
Russian servicemen stand guard at the destroyed part of the Ilyich Iron and Steel Works in Ukraine's port city of Mariupol on May 18, 2022, amid the ongoing Russian military action in Ukraine.

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Cheap drones rigged with explosives have become the leading anti-tank weapon against Russian forces, Ukrainian commander says

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A Ukrainian drone operator from the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade holds a drone during the testing of new military equipment including FPV drones on the training area amid Russia-Ukraine war in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on August 03, 2023.
A Ukrainian drone operator from the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade holds a drone during the testing of new military equipment including FPV drones on the training area amid Russia-Ukraine war in Donetsk Oblast, U

Ukraine's unending demand for artillery shells to fight Russia is tapping out critical Western ammo stockpiles, which officials say are almost empty

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Ukrainian soldiers load ammunition into a 2s9 artillery vehicle in Donetsk Oblast on April 14, 2023.

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The US sent Ukraine 1 million seized Iranian AK-47 rounds that gunrunners tried to smuggle on an old fishing boat

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Chinese-made assault rifles and ammunition
Seized assault rifles and ammunition.

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They were lured from Cuba to fight Russia's war in Ukraine, then went dark. Their parents fear they are dead already.

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Ukrainian serviceman walks inside a trench on the frontline near as Russia-Ukraine war continues in New York, Donbas region, Ukraine, on July 28, 2023
A Ukrainian soldier navigates a trench near the front lines in Ukraine's contested Donbas region on July 28, 2023.

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Ukrainian troops persuaded Russian soldiers to surrender by playing them a message from a drone, report says

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A Ukrainian serviceman launches a drone during a press tour in the Zhytomyr Region, northern Ukraine on September 20, 2023.

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Russia's tactic of ceding ground then striking back is proving effective against Ukraine's advance, report says

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Ukrainian soldiers walk through a tunnel of a trench on the front line in the Luhansk region on April 11, 2022.

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A Russian air-defense system got wrecked after it fell off a bridge into the path of a moving train, report says

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A Strela 10 air defense system seen in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on February 27, 2023.
A Strela 10 air-defense system in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on February 27, 2023.

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Tank battles in Ukraine are putting several generations of 'crappy Russian armored vehicles' and their flaws on display

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Two destroyed Russian tanks on a city road.
Destroyed Russian tanks on display in Kyiv in August.

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