Ukrainian troops say Western military officers have been FaceTiming with them to teach them how to use weapons coming without instructions

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A Ukrainian serviceman fires a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) from a launcher during a training exercise in the Donetsk region on April 7, 2023.
A Ukrainian serviceman fires a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) from a launcher during a training exercise in the Donetsk region on April 7, 2023.

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Russian jamming may have hamstrung a US-made bomb kit being used in Ukraine, leaked documents say

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Airmen from the 378th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Munitions Flight build Joint Direct Attack Munitions at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sept. 22, 2020.
Airmen from the 378th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Munitions Flight build Joint Direct Attack Munitions at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sept. 22, 2020.

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After the next round of major fighting with Russia, Ukraine may be living 'paycheck to paycheck' with Western gear, expert says

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Ukrainian soldiers of Da Vinci Wolves Battalion firing artillery in the direction of Bakhmut, April 3, 2023.
Members of Ukraine's Da Vinci Wolves Battalion fire artillery in the direction of Bakhmut on April 3.

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Ukrainian sniper says there's no duels like in movies and that he prefers his AK to his expensive sniper rifle for front-line fighting

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A Ukrainian sniper with the 28th Brigade looks towards a Russian position from a frontline trench on March 05, 2023 outside of Bakhmut, Ukraine.
A Ukrainian sniper with the 28th Brigade looks towards a Russian position from a frontline trench on March 05, 2023 outside of Bakhmut, Ukraine.

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Top US general predicts that much of the world's armies, navies, and air forces 'will be robotic' in 15 years, if not sooner

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MQ-9 Reaper San Clemente Island California
An MQ-9 Reaper on San Clemente Island in California on June 23. 2022.

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Russia can keep up this level of fighting intensity in Ukraine for 2 more years, NATO country intel says

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Russian military servicemen wear face masks to protect against the coronavirus (COVID-19) and ride a heavy T-90 tank during the first city rehearsals of the Victory Day military parade, on April 29, 2021 in Moscow, Russia.
Russian military servicemen ride a heavy T-90 tank during rehearsals of the Victory Day military parade, on April 29, 2021 in Moscow, Russia.

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These Nerf Darts Can Fire Themselves

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Even when you’re going into battle with garishly colored plastic blasters loaded with painless foam darts, the element of surprise can still be advantageous.

Russia could run out of 'military tools' by spring after wasting a 'huge amounts' of soldiers and weapons, Ukraine spy chief says

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The head of military intelligence Kyrylo Budanov at his office on January 20, 2023.
The head of military intelligence Kyrylo Budanov at his office on January 20, 2023.

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Putin's army can't figure out how to use tanks, and the battlefield in Ukraine is littered with burnt wrecks

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The Ukrainian army fires a captured Russian tank T-80 at the Russian position in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022.
The Ukrainian army fires a captured Russian tank T-80 at the Russian position in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022.

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A manhole cover launched into space with a nuclear test is the fastest human-made object. A scientist on Operation Plumbbob told us the unbelievable story.

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craters from nuclear weapons tests in nevada pockmark the barren dessert land
The pockmarked Nevada Testing Site, strewn with craters from all the nuclear weapons tests that took place there.

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