A Ukrainian soldier shot down a cruise missile using just a machine gun, officials say

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A smiliing Ukrainian air force soldier in uniform, identified only as 'Serhii' and with the callsign

Russia hacked Kyiv surveillance cameras to pick targets for its huge missile attack, Ukraine's security service says

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A woman in a dark coat stands on torn-up ground and looks up a heavily damaged multistory building
A woman looks at her apartment building heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine January 2, 2024.

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Russia is trying to bait Ukraine into using up all its Patriot missiles, leaving itself vulnerable, expert says

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Destroyed vehicles in front of a damaged residential building
Damaged vehicles are seen around a residential building after a Russian missile attack on January 2, 2024 in Kyiv, Ukraine

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A teenager who fled Russia-occupied Ukraine sent a police officer who was trying to find him a mocking selfie to show he made it to Kyiv

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A view of Maidan Square in Kyiv, Ukraine, where Rostyslav Lavrov took a selfie to send to a Russian police officer.

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The girlfriend of a Ukrainian soldier fighting on the front lines is shocked Kyiv residents are partying while the war grinds on

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A soldier sits and holds a telephone near Donetsk in Ukraine.

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Ukraine says it foiled an attempt to assassinate Zelenskyy with an airstrike, accuses woman of trying to betray his location

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy walks on a street with rubble with a solider in the background
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on a street during a visit to the southern city of Mykolaiv in June 2022.

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How Russia's war has reshaped Ukraine's economy

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Ukrainian troops fire M142 HIMARS rockets toward Bakhmut on May 18, 2023.

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Russia wants school kids trained to operate combat drones, which have become an inescapable part of the Ukraine war

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Russian military troops take part in a military drill on Sernovodsky polygon close to the Chechnya border, some 260 km from south Russian city of Stavropol, on March 19, 2015.
Drones are at the front of Russia's invasion in Ukraine, and now Russia seems to think it's the future of warfare.

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Drone boats give Ukraine a cheap, 'asymmetric' edge against Russia and may have just damaged a key bridge

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A picture of a Ukrainian naval fleet of drones from a fundraiser project.
It's been reported that naval drones were used to attack the Kerch Strait Bridge.

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This 12-mile-bridge in Crimea is a lifeline for Russia's occupation, but attacks and damages are making it a headache for Moscow

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A picture of the Kerch Bridge between Russia and Crimea damaged by explosions on July 17, 2023.
While Ukraine didn't take responsibility for the attack, Kyiv has repeatedly threatened to target the bridge.

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