Russia had to spend an extra $130 billion to buy goods while sanctioned, analysts from NATO's frontline say

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Sergey Sobyanin looks at Vladimir Putin as both hold candles.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Moscow's mayor, Sergey Sobyanin, attend an Orthodox Easter service.

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Ukraine has been secretly launching rockets into space from an 'air spaceport' flying at 26,000 feet, lawmaker says

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Fedir Venislavskyi speaks with a microphone.
Fedir Venislavskyi, People's Deputy, member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence, speaks during a briefing in 2024.

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The West is preparing for cheap drone attacks, but many businesses and civilians can only watch, not stop them

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A Ukrainian man holds a Chuika detector.
The Chuika detector alerts the user to the presence of a nearby drone and sometimes shows them the UAV's video feed.

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Russia's AK-47 manufacturer is making special bullets for its assault rifles to knock drones out of the sky

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A military training exercise held by an engineer unit of the Russian Southern Military District.
Russia is now trying to mass-produce anti-drone bullets for its Kalashnikov assault rifles.

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Ukraine says it replaced human soldiers with 'ground robots' in over 21,000 missions for Q1

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An armed Ukrainian tracked UGV sits on grass.
A weapon is mounted on the Lehit ground robotic system.

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Ukrainian troops flew a cat and a dog 7.5 miles by drone to evacuate them from the front lines, animal rights group says

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An FPV drone operator wears his rig.
A Ukrainian FPV drone pilot. The war has seen drones take on a growing list of odd missions, including escorting prisoners of war and, now, rescuing pets.

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With Ukraine's Leopard 2s needed on the front lines, it's training tank crews with mixed-reality headsets used by NATO

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A man uses a Varjo headset and sensors as four others watch.
Varjo's headsets are being used in tank training, as seen in this photo provided by a school in Kharkiv.

Ukraine Military Institute of Armored Forces, Tank Institute

A Russian governor is ordering companies to choose at least 2 employees as 'candidates' to sign up with the military

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A Russian military serviceman speaks with an attendee at a military festival.
A Russian military serviceman speaks with an attendee at a military festival.

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How US Army soldiers in Europe are readying for a possible trench war with Russia

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Business Insider got exclusive access to see how the US Army's Germany-based 2nd Cavalry Regiment is training for a possible war with Russia.

Russia broke its record and launched nearly 1,000 Shaheds and strike drones in a single day at Ukraine

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A Shahed-136 soars overhead.
The Shahed has been a staple of Russia's large-scale drone waves against Ukraine.

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