Ukraine just showed its low-cost, lightweight drones can destroy a Russian helicopter, Russian sources say

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A Ukrainian drone operator catches a drone after using it during a training exercise.
Ukraine was reported by Russian sources to have used drones to destroy an MI-8 helicopter, tentatively marking the first time such the low-cost weapons were used for such a purpose in the war.

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'Pulsating' mechanized assaults in Ukraine may reflect the limit of Russia's offensive abilities, war analysts say

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A Ukrainian tank fires during a training exercise in the direction of Chasiv Yar on July 20.
A Ukrainian tank fires during a training exercise in the direction of Chasiv Yar on July 20.

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With a NATO war and Ukraine's knack for shooting down planes in mind, Russia is holding back its airpower and most advanced jets

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A Russian Sukhoi Su-57 jet fighter is in the air, with moving air visible around it and a blue sky in the background.
A Russian Sukhoi Su-57 jet fighter performs at an airbase in Russia's Moscow region in August 2020.

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Ukraine developed new shields for its US-made Bradleys, which are excelling against Russia

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A Ukrainian soldier looks out from the driver's hatch of an M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle with a grey sky and bare trees behind it and mud underneath.
An M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle in Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast.

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With no traditional navy of its own, Ukraine has relied on 3 military innovations to hammer Russia's Black Sea Fleet

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A Magura V5 sea drone, a Neptune anti-ship missile, and a Sea Baby drone.

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Ukraine may have just scored its longest-range drone strike yet in Russian territory — a Tu-22M3 supersonic bomber around 1,100 miles away

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Bombers at Olenya airfield.

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Ukrainian man plugged his whole house into a Tesla parked in his yard as locals find novel ways to battle rolling blackouts, report says

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A Tesla charging.

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Russia is using Chechen 'TikTok soldiers' on the front lines and to train its troops, highlighting the 'desperation' in its military: UK intel

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Chechen special forces troops take up firing positions as they attend a training session at a
Chechen special forces troops at a training center.

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Video shows an explosives-laden Jet Ski-style vehicle likely belonging to Ukraine floating off a beach in Turkey

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A beach near Istanbul.
A beach near Istanbul.

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Russian soldiers are relying heavily on their personal cellphones to wage war in Ukraine even though it risks getting them killed

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Russian military officers look at their smartphones while walking past the Kremlin in Moscow on April 24.
Russian military officers look at their smartphones while walking past the Kremlin in Moscow in April 2024.

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