Russia and Ukraine are fighting the kind of drone war the US military has been worrying about, and it's scrambling to prepare for a future that's already here

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Ukrainian soldiers launching a drone
Ukrainian soldiers launch a drone at Russian positions near Bakhmut in December 2022.

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Russia sank ships to protect a key bridge from Ukraine's naval drones. It might not be enough to keep the small exploding vessels from hitting their targets.

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A ship in Russia's Black Sea fleet.
The Kerch Bridge is a key supply line for Russia to occupied Crimea — and a prime target for Ukraine's exploding naval drones.

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Ukrainian snipers hunting top enemy commanders are exploiting one of the Russian military's biggest vulnerabilities

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A view from the viewfinder of a Ukrainian sniper rifle at a shooting range amid Russia and Ukraine war in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on August 09, 2023.
A view from the viewfinder of a Ukrainian sniper rifle at a shooting range amid Russia and Ukraine war in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on August 09, 2023.

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Video shows a Ukrainian soldier celebrating after his first-person-view drone slams into a Russian military truck from behind

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An image shows a drone strike, left, and the Ukrainian drone operator, right, reaction to it.
An image shows a drone strike, left, and the Ukrainian drone operator, right, reacting to it.

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A Ukrainian group says it's wreaking havoc on Russian occupiers, from directing missile strikes to trolling them with the national anthem

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A file photo of Russian soldiers guard an office for Russian citizenship applications as their military truck is parked nearby, in Melitopol, south Ukraine, on July 14, 2022.
Russian soldiers in Melitopol, an occupied city in southern Ukraine, in July 2022.

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Russian hardliners are fuming that the Kremlin wasn't able to top a string of embarrassing attacks on home soil

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Russian President Vladimir Putin sits at a table with two members of a tank crew
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with a tank crew at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia August 24, 2023.

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Russia is likely rethinking its air defenses, UK intel says, after a string of embarrassing strikes deep within its territory

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Russian Tu-22 bomber
A Tu-22M3 bomber performs during an aviation contest in Russia.

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Ukraine showed off experimental new land drones, including one mounted with a turret

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Six men, including Ukrainian minister Mykhailo Fedorov, standing next to a Ukrainian drone.
Six men, including the Ukrainian minister Mykhailo Federov (center, in sunglasses) next to a Ukrainian drone in a photo shared on August 28, 2023 by state-affiliated media.

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An elite team of Ukrainian snipers dubbed 'Devils and Angels' is taking out top Russian commanders to demoralize troops: 'We work quietly, we are invisible'

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A Ukrainian sniper calibrates the telescopic sight of his rifle during heavy shelling in Siversk, Ukraine, July 08th, 2022.
A Ukrainian sniper calibrates the telescopic sight of his rifle during heavy shelling in Siversk, Ukraine, July 08th, 2022.

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Huge purchases of tanks and helicopters suggest Poland is borrowing a battlefield idea from the US Army

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Poland Mariusz Blaszczak Abrams tank
Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak at a ceremony for the delivery of 14 US-made Abrams tanks in Szczecin on June 28.

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