Ukraine is keeping soldiers in Western training longer — betting on skill over mass against Russia

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Ukrainian soldiers take part in a training excercise operated by British and Netherlands' armed forces as part of the Interflex programme, in eastern England, on June 17, 2025.
Ukrainian soldiers are trained in the UK and other Western nations in the UK-led Operation Interflex.

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Russia just joined the exploding drone boat fight, hitting Ukraine with one after watching so many of its own warships sink

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A Russian naval drone approaches a Ukrainian reconnaissance ship.
Russia carried out what appears to be its first naval drone attack this week.

Russian Ministry of Defense/Screengrab via Telegram

Why this NATO drone maker is buying made-in-Ukraine parts

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A man stands in a green field under a blue sky wearing green camouflage gear and holding a drone on his shoulder
Ukraine is rapidly innovating new types of drone and their components.

Serhii Korovainyi/REUTERS

Ukraine says it hit a Russian missile ship with flying explosive-packed drones

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A Russian guided-missile corvette in the Sea of Azov.
Ukraine said it carried out a drone attack on a Russian missile ship on Thursday.

Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine

The godfather of AI says the tech is making war easier: Autonomous weapons mean 'dead robots' instead of 'body bags'

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Geoffrey Hinton
Geoffrey Hinton says killer robots and drones are lowering the human cost of war.

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The US Air Force is taking notes from Ukraine's shock Operation Spiderweb to protect its strategic bombers

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Inside an airbase shelter, an aircraft sits on a runway and people stand around it. The background is a blue sky with a line of clouds.
Ukraine's operation Spiderweb against Russian aircraft could provide lessons for major military powers.

US Air Force photo by Senior Airman Omari Bernard

Ukraine unveiled what appears to be a new Neptune missile upgrade — a larger, more lethal take on the homegrown weapon

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An image of Ukraine's R-360
Ukraine's R-360 "Neptune" missile with an extended range.

Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security

NATO and Ukraine are teaming up to fight Russia's hard-to-kill weapons

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A Russian Su-34 bomber drops a glide bomb to strike Ukrainian positions in August 2024.
A Russian Su-34 bomber drops a glide bomb to strike Ukrainian positions in August 2024.

Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP

Ground drones are being used in at least 8 ways in Ukraine. A robotics operator thinks one is the most promising.

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A small wheeled robot fitted with a grenade launcher rolls on a dirt ground with a grey sky and a man behind it
Ukraine is using ground robots for a variety of uses, including firing RPG-7 grenade launchers as pictured and blowing up Russian positions.

Stringer/REUTERS

Satellite images show Russia's got a new front-line drone launch site that cuts Ukraine's reaction time but puts the base at risk

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Launch rails and drone storage sheds are seen at the Donetsk airport on August 17.
Russia built a new drone launch site at an airport in the occupied Donetsk region.

Satellite image ©2025 Maxar Technologies

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