Russia made a flashy upgrade to its cruise missiles since Ukraine shot down so many — but it likely won't help

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A plane in the sky dropping a Kh-101 cruise missile
A Kh-101 cruise missile fired in Syria in a video shared by Russia's defense ministry in 2017.

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Powerful weapons the US sent to Ukraine are breaking down — but the Pentagon says it can't help fix them

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Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder
Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder at a press conference at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on August 22, 2023.

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Russia says Ukraine shot down a transport plane and killed 65 of its own POWs

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A dark smoke cloud is seen over a snowy landscape
A photo that allegedly shows the aftermath of a crashed Il-76.

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A Ukrainian soldier says he escaped from behind enemy lines hidden inside a sofa

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Ukrainian servicemen board a boat on the shore of Dnipro river at the frontline near Kherson, Ukraine, Sunday Oct. 15, 2023.
Ukrainian servicemen board a boat on the shore of Dnipro river at the frontline near Kherson, Ukraine, Sunday Oct. 15, 2023.

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Russia's 'meat wave' assaults leave frozen corpses uncollected as Russian soldiers 'just go and die,' Ukrainian sniper says

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A Ukrainian soldier fires towards the Russian position as the Ukrainian soldiers from the artillery unit wait for ammunition assistance at the frontline in the direction of Avdiivka as the Russia-Ukraine war continues in Donetsk.
A Ukrainian soldier fires towards the Russian position in December 2023.

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Ukraine appears to have developed an exploding drone with a jet engine that could strike deep into Russia

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Jet drone
A Ukrainian jet-powered drone being tested in an airfield.

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Russian forces 'are constantly replenished' no matter how many get taken out, Ukrainian commander says

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Ukrainian soldiers on the Dnipro River
Ukrainian soldiers on the Dnipro River in the Kherson region of Ukraine.

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Ukraine is exploiting gaps in Russia's air defenses, which were designed for a different kind of war

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Russian air defense
A Russian soldier walks near Russia's air defense system S-400 Triumf launch vehicles (C) at the military exhibition "Oboronexpo-2014" in Zhukovsky outside Moscow, on August 13, 2014.

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Video shows a Russian soldier diving out of the way of a drone, which then explodes just behind him

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Composite image showing stills from the video, one as the drone targets the figure and another as it explodes on the ground nearby.
Composite image showing stills from the video, one as the drone targets the figure and another as it explodes on the ground nearby.

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Ukraine's military spy chief says Russia would have struggled without North Korea's arms

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (right).
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (right).

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