US buys 81 Soviet-era combat aircraft from Russia's ally costing on average less than $20,000 each, report says

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Ukrainian SU-27 fighters escorting an SU-24 front-line bomber during an air-force exercise on Starokostyantyniv military air base in October 2018.

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Exhausted Ukrainian soldiers need more troops on the front line, not just more artillery, says former US general

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Soldiers practice clearing a trench in Ukraine at a training area in the Zhytomyr region, northern Ukraine, on April 23, 2024.

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iPads are helping Ukraine's pilots flying Soviet-era planes in combat missions against Russian forces, said a US defense official

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Ukrainian pilots using an iPad for Wild Weasel missions

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Russia to introduce drone training classes for schoolchildren in occupied areas of Ukraine, reports say

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The drone unit of the 108th Territorial Defense Brigade of the Ukrainian Army continues its combat training as heavy clashes continue on the Zaporizhzhia frontline in Ukraine on November 04, 2023.
A soldier from the drone unit of Ukraine's 108th Territorial Defense Brigade.

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The US is rushing to get new Patriot air defense missiles to Ukraine before Russia can destroy more targets

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A Patriot system.

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Russian troops advanced and captured large parts of village after apparent Ukrainian blunder left front line unmanned

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Members of Ukraine's National Guard Omega Special Purpose fire a SPG-9 anti-tank grenade launcher toward Russian troops in the front line town of Avdiivka, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine November 8, 2023.
Ukrainian troops on the front line in the town of Avdiivka, November 8, 2023.

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Russia's April oil and gas revenue could double despite Ukraine hammering its oilfields with drones, report says

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A fisherman carries his belongings on a sleigh on the ice of the Gulf of Finland against the backdrop of the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal.

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Spain to send Patriot missiles to Ukraine amid mounting pressure from EU and NATO allies, report says

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The Army test fires a Patriot missile.
The US Army test fires a Patriot missile.

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A NATO country is refusing to give Ukraine its Patriots because it says it needs them for itself

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The Patriot air defense system was test-fired during a 2017 training in Greece.
A Patriot air defense system test-fired during a training in Chania, Greece, on November 8, 2017.

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Ukraine pulled its Abrams tanks from the front due to Russian drone tactics, US officials say

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A US-provided Abrams tank during a training exercise in Poland, on April 12, 2023.

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