Arms makers say that the fast-moving war in Ukraine is changing how they design and upgrade weapons

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A green robot on tracks with a weapon mounted on top travels down a dirt mountain
Milrem Robotics is among the companies making its weapons so they can be upgraded as easily as possible.

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Medics aren't seeing many gunshot wounds in Ukraine. It's blast and shrapnel injuries in a 'war of remote destruction.'

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A black quadcopter drone drops a blue-colored cylindrical object in a pale blue sky
Drones dropping grenades are now the kind of weapons causing injuries in Ukraine.

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Ukraine's top general says that drones are now taking out Russia's soldiers as fast as it gets new ones into battle

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Two men in camouflage gear kneel outside working on a large grey winged drone with a snark's face painted on the front of it
Ukraine's drone army, and the number of targets its hitting, are growing

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Ukraine's elite Alpha group hit Russian ammo and oil with deep-strike drones, sparking explosions and fires, security official says

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A satellite image shows smoke and fire rising from an oil depot, amid the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, at Astakhov in the Kamensky district, Rostov Region, Russia, August 28, 2024.
An explosion at a Russian oil depot last year. Ukraine continues to target Moscow's energy sector.

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A NATO-Russia war would be bloodier than Ukraine, where 'golden hour' is already gone, officer says

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Finnish soldiers at Vuosanka near Kajaani as British soldiers train during a major exercise on NATO's border with Russia.
A senior Ukrainian officer said NATO would suffer heavy losses in a war against Russia.

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The British military expected to see more of Russia's 'prestige equipment,' like T-14 tanks, fighting in Ukraine, officer says

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A column of green tanks on a city street
Russia's T-14 tanks are considered its best, but they don't seem to have been in Ukraine.

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A Russian soldier surrendered by writing 'Please take me prisoner, I want to live' on cardboard seen by a drone, units say

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A pale building with two pieces of cardboard in the window
Ukrainian units said drone pilots saw surrender messages displayed by a Russian soldier.

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Russia is keeping its helicopters away from Ukraine's naval drones, a special forces commander says. They were becoming 'easy targets.'

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A grey naval drone in water with two missiles on top angled upwards
Ukraine's naval drones, like the Magura V7, are equipped with missiles that have taken down Russian aircraft.

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A Russian drone hit a rescue robot evacuating a wounded Ukrainian soldier — the bot shielded him from further injury, battalion says

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The black silhouette of the front of a long robot on a track surrounded by plant life at night time, with a figure standing beside it to flag it down
Ukraine is using ground robots to evacuate the wounded, and some have cages or armor to protect the soldiers.

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Robots are evacuating soldiers in Ukraine. A US veteran said they're best when they're cheap.

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A man in camouflage gear stands watching a robot with a man lying on top pulling another man along the ground in a field
Robots have started evacuating some wounded soldiers in Ukraine, and the West is watching the technology.

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