Why Ukraine's Patriot missile systems can't cope with Russia's old, iron bombs

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Non exploded Russian aviation bomb FAB-500 is seen next to a private house, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in Chernihiv, Ukraine.
Non exploded Russian aviation bomb FAB-500 is seen next to a private house, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in Chernihiv, Ukraine

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Ukraine kits out kayaks with grenade launchers, optimized for covert military operations, report says

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Person is seen kayaking on the Dnipro River in Ukraine.
A kayaker paddles along the Dnipro River in Kyiv.

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Machine gun-wielding judges fight off Russian drone attacks from Kyiv rooftops, report says

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Parts of an unmanned aerial vehicle, what Ukrainian authorities consider to be an Iranian made suicide drone Shahed-136 are seen at a site of Russian strike in Kharkiv.

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Russia sent some of its best troops to stop Ukraine breaching its defensive line but still failed, analysts say

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A Russian soldier stands in front of a destroyed Russian tank, standing on soil
A Ukrainian serviceman walking next to a destroyed Russian tank in the recently retaken village of Novodarivka in the Zaporizhzhia region.

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A small New York hedge fund has secretly managed $7 billion for a Russian oligarch for over a decade, the SEC says

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A little-known New York hedge fund made tens of millions of dollars managing money for an unnamed Russian oligarch, according to the SEC.

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Russia is manning its defensive line with 'poor-quality' troops, report says, and only switching in competent ones after Ukraine attacks

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Ukrainian soldiers fire grenades towards Russian forces from a trench on the frontline near Donetsk, Ukraine,on September 9, 2023.

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The average amount of time it takes for a Russian mobilized soldier to die in Ukraine is 4 and a half months: report

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Russian citizens drafted during the partial mobilization are seen being dispatched to combat coordination areas after a military call-up for the Russia-Ukraine war in Moscow, Russia on October 10, 2022.
Russian citizens drafted during the partial mobilization are seen being dispatched to combat coordination areas after a military call-up for the Russia-Ukraine war in Moscow, Russia on October 10, 2022.

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers says Ukraine's needs are 'enormously expensive' for the US to finance - and frozen Russian assets should be used instead

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Larry Summers
Former US Treasury secretary Larry Summers.

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Aerial footage from Ukraine offers a new look at a rare tank-on-tank battle that ends with a close-range kill of Russian armor

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two tanks on the other of a line of trees
The two tanks were separated only by a trench and a line of trees.

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Ukraine says one of its soldiers survived over a year on the frontlines, only to die in a Russian attack on his 1st day of work after returning home to his family

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Petro Burban died in a Russian attack after returning home following more than a year on the front lines fighting for Ukraine.
Petro Burban died in a Russian attack after returning home following more than a year on the front lines fighting for Ukraine.

Lviv Mayor Andrii Sadovyi on Telegram

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