Ukraine's strikes on Crimean air defenses could end its role as a Russian military staging ground: experts

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A detonation of ammunition caused by a fire at a military training field in the Kirovsky district of Crimea on July 19, 2023.

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Ukraine struck Russian air defenses in Crimea with a barrage of US-supplied ATACMS, reports say

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A still from a video shared by the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces of ATACMS in use at night time
A still from a video shared by the Ukrainian military of ATACMS in use.

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Ukraine isn't 'one system away from some massive breakthrough,' but there are things it can't get enough of, White House official says

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Ukrainian servicemen of Azov brigade are seen at an artillery position as Russia-Ukraine war continues in the direction of Lyman, Ukraine on April 07, 2024.

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Cannons and machine guns are being tested as drone-killers in 2 wars

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Ukrainian troops use a German-made Gepard anti-aircraft gun tank in Odessa region to shoot down drones and other aerial threats.
Ukrainian troops use a German-made Gepard anti-aircraft gun tank in Odessa region to shoot down drones and other aerial threats.

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The Israeli Air Force may have to think twice about taking on Hezbollah

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An Israeli F-16I fighter flew over the border area with south Lebanon on March 12, 2024.
An Israeli F-16I fighter flew over the border area with south Lebanon on March 12, 2024.

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European leaders are planning a $4.3 billion Iron Dome-style defense system

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An image shows the flight path of missiles from the Iron Dome, diverting to hit mortar and missile shots coming in from Gaza, over a town at night. Some rockets are shown to have exploded as evidenced by bright debris raining down.
Israel's Iron Dome defence system in action over the city of Netivot in southern Israel on October 8, 2023.

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Russia's fearsome S-400 air-defense system isn't quite living up to the hype in Ukraine

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S-400 Triumph systems in Moscow's Red Square
S-400 Triumph systems rehearse before the World War II anniversary in Moscow in 2017.

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NATO should use its air defenses to shoot down Russian airstrikes on Ukraine, says former alliance chief

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The Army test fires a Patriot missile.
The US Army test-firing a Patriot missile at an unspecified location on March 31, 2019.

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This year's biggest air battles are showing the US what it could need most in a missile war with China

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A missile launches from a US Navy warship in the Red Sea in February.
A missile launches from a US Navy warship in the Red Sea in February.

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Ukraine's air defenses are struggling and shot down just 30% of Russian missiles last month, report says

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A Patriot air missile system fire-tested at a naval base in San Antonio, Philippines
A Patriot air missile system being tested at a naval base in San Antonio, Philippines, on April 25, 2023.

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