Tag: drones
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Battling Under a Canopy of Russian and Ukrainian Drones
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Members of Ukraine’s 1st Separate Assault Battalion describe themselves as firemen. Their job is to rapidly deploy to areas along the front that are in danger of collapse. Lately, their service has been in high demand: the front is burning. A large-scale counter-offensive last year failed to achieve meaningful victories, and since then Russia has…
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NATO Members Pledge to Provide Ukraine With New Drones
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A trio of NATO allies have joined an alliance dedicated to providing Ukraine with drones as Kyiv’s war with invading Russian forces continues. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said during a televised address on Wednesday night that the Netherlands, Germany and Estonia had joined the “drone coalition,” while adding that the coalition was “strong” and “already…
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Russia unleashes barrage of rockets, drones across Ukraine – POLITICO
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Russia launched a wave of rocket and drone attacks against several regions of Ukraine on Saturday morning, a day after the U.K. announced a security pact with Kyiv and billions more toward Ukraine’s war effort. Saturday’s Russian barrage came as France’s newly appointed Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné arrived in Kyiv and pledged more French support…
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Ukraine Says It Shot Down Russian Fighter Jets And Drones As Country Officially Marks Christmas
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday hailed the shooting down of two Russian fighter jets on Christmas Eve and said “this Christmas sets the right mood for the entire year ahead.” In a Christmas message marking the first time the country has officially observed the holiday on Dec. 25 rather than…
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Russia downs 3 drones over Moscow, in 6th straight day of attacks – POLITICO
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Russia said it shot down three Ukrainian drones flying toward Moscow and its surrounding regions on Wednesday, in the sixth consecutive day of attacks on the capital region. In the early hours of Wednesday morning, Russian air defense systems shot down two drones over the Mozhaisk and Khimki districts, the country’s defense ministry said on…
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Russian drones shot out of sky over Kyiv as Poland sends more troops to border
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Debris from Russian drones fell in three districts of Kyiv overnight as anti-aircraft units worked to shoot them down, mayor Vitali Klitschko and other military officials said as air raid sirens returned in the capital and most parts of Ukraine. The residual drone debris fell in central Solomianskyi district, with a non-residential building left damaged…
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Did Killer Sea Drones Just Blow Up Putin’s Beloved Bridge?
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The only bridge linking Russia to the occupied Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea was damaged by explosions on Monday in an act that Russian officials quickly blamed on Kyiv. Traffic was halted across the 12-mile bridge over the Kerch Strait in the wake of the blasts in the early hours. Russia’s National Antiterrorism Committee (NAC) released…
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Drones Damage Moscow Buildings As Russia Continues Relentless Bombardment Of Kyiv
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A rare drone attack jolted Moscow Tuesday morning, lightly damaging some buildings and leading to the evacuation of others, while Russia pursued its relentless bombardment of Kyiv with a third assault on the city in 24 hours. The Russian defense ministry said five drones were shot down and the systems of…
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Russian Official: Ukrainian Drones Strike Crimea Oil Depot
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A massive fire erupted at an oil depot in Crimea after it was hit by two of Ukraine’s drones, a Russia-appointed official there reported Saturday, the latest in a series of attacks on the annexed peninsula as Russia braces for an expected Ukrainian counteroffensive. Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Moscow-installed governor of Sevastopol,…
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The Law Professor Flying Surveillance Drones in Ukraine
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Vasyl Bilous’s last name means “white mustache.” His actual mustache is dark brown with a hint of gray. He’s worn one since high school. In a picture that he took on the first day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Vasyl has a chevron mustache, a neat barbershop cut—close on the sides, paintbrush-thick on top.…
