How an obscure EV tax accidentally cost Ukraine thousands of battle bots this year

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A small uncrewed buggy navigates the streets of a wartorn village.
A ground drone delivers supplies in the streets of Kostyantynivka in Donetsk.

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Russia says its new anti-drone turret fires programmable rounds that calculate when to explode

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Ukrainian soldiers of the 127th Heavy Mechanized Brigade carry a Heavy Shot UAV across a field in May 2026.
As drones like this Ukrainian Heavy Shot swarm the battlefield, Russia says it's making a new turret to shoot them down with programmable airburst rounds.

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Ukrainians tricked out their long-range exploding drones to unleash rocket fire on Russian air defenses

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White rocket streaks hurtle toward a ground target.
Ukrainian troops posted drone-camera footage of rockets appearing to fly from the wings of the uncrewed aircraft toward a Russian naval base.

Unmanned Systems Forces and Magyar Birds

Hundreds of Russian Shaheds are descending on Ukraine in the daytime, signaling a new kind of warfare

Tech Insider : Business, Style
A Ukrainian man crouches as he holds a P1-Sun interceptor drone and prepares it for launch.
A Ukrainian prepares a P1-Sun interceptor drone ahead of incoming Shahed attacks.

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Moscow is banning almost everyone from posting on social media about damage from Ukraine's drone strikes

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Putin and Sobyanin hold candles and speak at an Orthodox Easter Service.
The office of Moscow's mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, pictured left, introduced the new measure on Wednesday.

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Europe's promised arms buildup is still moving way too slowly, EU top diplomat says

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Caesar mobile Howitzers fire in Finland.
Members of the French 93rd Mountain Artillery Regiment take part in live-firing exercises using Caesar mobile Howitzer systems in 2024.

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The US military flew an experimental, hybrid-electric stealth drone shaped like the B-2 Spirit

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The XRQ-73 taking off.
The XRQ-73 flew in April in California, DARPA said.

DARPA

Ukraine released new videos of its local missiles blasting off for 900-mile strikes on Russia's rear

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The FP-5 Flamingo leaves a plume of fire and smoke as it takes off from the ground.
Zelenskyy released new videos of the FP-5 Flamingo launching in combat on Tuesday.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Ukraine struck a luxury skyscraper 4 miles from the Kremlin, threatening Moscow's Victory Day parade

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A general view shows a skyscraper of the House on Mosfilmovskaya residential complex in 2016.
The House on Mosfilmovskaya complex, or Mosfilm tower, is located in one of Moscow's upscale neighborhoods.

Sergei Karpukhin/REUTERS

Hundreds of Googlers ask their CEO to block classified AI work with the Pentagon

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Sundar Pichai
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai.

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