Ukraine's drone campaign plans to exhaust Russia's air defenses, disable its bombers, and damage military production, says spy chief

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General Kyrylo Budanov, 37, Ukraine's military intelligence chief poses in his office on February 15,2023 in Kyiv,Ukraine.

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Ex-Russian general warns 'lies' may obscure the battlefield realities of how Ukraine's troops are gaining ground

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A 155-mm M109 self-propelled howitzer fires onto Russian positions near the occupied Ukrainian city of Bakhmut on August 17, 2023 in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
A 155-mm M109 self-propelled howitzer fires onto Russian positions near the occupied Ukrainian city of Bakhmut on August 17, 2023 in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.

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Ukrainians are worried that China could cut their access to homemade drones remotely, making them into 'nothing more than a coaster for your coffee'

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Ukrainian military member works with drone parts in a lab on July 10, 2023 in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
Ukrainian military member works with drone parts in a lab on July 10, 2023 in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.

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Ukraine just carried out the same kind of strike on Russia's navy that Elon Musk blocked, believing it could start a nuclear war

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Elon Musk looks on as he speaks during his visit at the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, on June 16, 2023.
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX.

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Video appears to show Ukraine using a 'Shark' drone to pinpoint 5 Russian 'Buk' missile systems, then destroying them with HIMARS

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A Ukrainian fighter holds a Shark drone used by Ukraine to spot Russian equipment during the war.
A Shark drone used by Ukraine to spot Russian equipment during the war.

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Russia is getting hundreds of volunteers to protect its vulnerable planes from attacks, likely because it lacks enough trained security teams, intel says

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Russian Ilyushin Il-76 planes fly over the Kremlin and Red Square in Moscow on May 7, 2021, during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade
Russian Ilyushin Il-76 planes fly over the Kremlin and Red Square in Moscow on May 7, 2021, during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade

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Ukraine's drones rain leaflets on occupied territory telling its citizens to boycott Putin's 'election farce'

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Ukrainian drone drops leaflets over an occupied region, denouncing the Russian-held elections.
Ukrainian drone drops leaflets over an occupied region, denouncing the Russian-held elections.

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Photo emerges of Su-34 fighter-bomber covered with tires days after Russian bombers were spotted with the same

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The Sukhoi Su-34 jet fighter-bomber of Russian Air Force.
A Russian Sukhoi Su-34 jet fighter-bomber.

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German-made anti-aircraft guns from the 1960s are one of Ukraine's best weapons against Russia's exploding drones, and this video shows one blasting them out of the sky

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An Iranian-made Shahed drone explodes.
An Iranian-made Shahed drone explodes.

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Russia is teaching high schoolers how to use drones and handle rifles so future draftees are more ready for the frontlines, UK intel says

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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.
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.

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