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Three wounded Ukrainian soldiers waited more than a month near the front lines. No armored vehicle could reach them—drones would strike anything that moved. So Ukraine sent…
Category: 2. RussianAggression
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Overnight Drone Barrage Targets Moscow And Western Russia
A large overnight drone strike on October 27 hit several regions in western Russia, including the Moscow area, according to Russian officials.
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Lithuania warns it will shoot down suspicious balloons from Belarus
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Lithuania said it would shoot down smuggler balloons that crossed the border from Belarus, after violations forced it to close its airspace multiple times and disrupted…
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Saab prepared to open production plant for Gripen jets in Ukraine
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Saab is prepared to open a final-assembly plant in Ukraine as part of a proposed deal for Kyiv to buy up to 150 Gripen fighter jets, according to the Swedish defence…
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The Russia-Ukraine Energy War
Both sides are targeting energy assets to try to break the deadlock on the battlefield.
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Russia Troops Reported Inside Pokrovsk As Ukrainian Forces Maintain City’s Defenses
Elements of Russia’s ground forces have entered the strategic Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, Kyiv acknowledged, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy labeling the situation there as “difficult” with “fierce” battles flaring in and around the regional center.
Zelenskyy, in his October 26…
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Trump, Long Erratic on the World Stage, Reaches a New Level
Whether because of his increasingly mercurial approach or despite it, President Trump has won some foreign policy victories in his second term. The question now is whether he can build on his record.
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The US throws sand in Russia’s war machine
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Even by his standards, Donald Trump’s latest volte-face on Ukraine was fast. He began last week touting a summit with Vladimir Putin to discuss a ceasefire in…
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3 Years Ago It Was a Casting Agency. Now It Has $1 Billion in Drone Contracts.
Among the flood of Ukrainian defense start-ups, one stands out to both its supporters and its critics: the drone maker Fire Point.
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Won’t Be ‘Wasting My Time’ Meeting Putin If Deal Not Likely
US President Donald Trump said he is not going “to be wasting my time” by meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin if the Kremlin leader is not ready to make a deal to end his war on Ukraine.
“You have to know that we’re going to make a deal. I’m not going to be wasting my time,” Trump…
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