How a 23-year-old influencer is helping Ukraine attack Russia

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Ukraine enlisted the help of the 23-year-old influencer Igor Lachenkov to produce the new long-range "Beaver" drone. The exploding drone is believed to be the weapon involved in recent airstrikes in Russia.

Maryland police are using drones from a Chinese company that were banned in four states

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A drone flies in front of a logo that reads
Maryland police agencies purchased drones from the Chinese technology company DJI.

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Ukraine shows off a sea drone that can wipe out Russian ships and is 'faster than anything in the Black Sea'

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Russian Navy vessels near the Black Sea port of Sevastopol in Crimea on February 16, 2022.
Russian Navy vessels near the Black Sea port of Sevastopol in Crimea on February 16, 2022.

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Kim Jong Un just showed off two new North Korean aircraft that look shockingly similar to US military drones

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This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says attack drones during a military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the armistice that halted fighting in the 1950-53 Korean War, on Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea Thursday, July 27, 2023.
This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says attack drones during a military parade at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea Thursday, July 27,

Photo captures Ukrainian troops using grunt robots to plant deadly anti-personnel mines

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unexploded munitions and other explosive devices as members of a demining team of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine clear mines off a field not far from the town of Brovary, northeast of Kyiv, on April 21, 2022, amid Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Unexploded munitions and other explosive devices collected by members of a Ukrainian demining team.

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Russia's war in Ukraine has apparently come home again, this time with drones striking skyscrapers in the capital

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Police officer is seen in front of a building after two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) attack in Moscow, Russia on July 24, 2023.
Police officer is seen in front of a building after two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) attack in Moscow, Russia on July 24, 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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Photos capture the crude cages Russian and Ukrainian crews are welding on their tanks and armor as a last-ditch defense

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Ukrainian soldiers use a launcher with US Javelin missiles.
In this image released by Ukrainian Defense Ministry Press Service, Ukrainian soldiers use a launcher with US Javelin missiles.

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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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