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2 days ago · Ukraine has turbo-charged its long-distance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), making “rocket-drones” to compete with cruise missiles or save the trouble of asking for more Western-made ranged weapons.
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Dec 11, 2024 · After a decade-long civil war, Bashar al-Assad was firmly ensconced in Damascus — a far cry from the summer of 2012 and again in 2015, when policymakers, analysts, and pundits alike believed his rule was on the brink of collapse.
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Zelensky, Macron discuss possibility of peacekeeping force in …
Dec 18, 2024 · President Volodymyr Zelensky and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the possibility of sending peacekeeping troops to Ukraine during a meeting in Brussels on Dec. 18, Zelensky said. Zelensky is holding talks with EU and NATO leaders during a two-day European Summit at the EU Council in ...
France to deliver first Mirage 2000 jets to Ukraine in early 2025
Oct 8, 2024 · The first cohort of Ukrainian pilots have completed Alpha Jet training in France, the French Armed Forces announced on Sept. 20. The Mirage 2000 is a multirole aircraft designed in the late 1970s and introduced in 1984.. The 2000-5 version has upgraded radar systems and can carry fuel drop tanks, greatly increasing its range.
Ukraine war latest: Russian weapons depot storing North Korean …
Key developments on Oct. 9: * Russian weapons depot storing North Korean shells, missiles set ablaze after drone attack, Ukraine's military reports * Ramstein-format meeting postponed after Biden cancels foreign visits * Battlefield situation calls for decisive action to end war in 2025, Zelensky says * Two more IRIS-T anti-aircraft systems arrive in Ukraine
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As Russian losses in Ukraine surge, some military bloggers turn on ...
Sep 28, 2024 · The Kremlin is facing a backlash from Russian military bloggers outraged at reports of specialist troops being sent to storm Ukrainian positions in order to maintain pressure on the front lines. Facing a shortage of manpower and a pressing need to maintain the grinding advances in eastern Ukraine, Russia has
Ukrainian troops overstretched as Russia picks up speed on …
Nov 8, 2024 · With Donald Trump's U.S. presidential win set to shape the future of Russia’s war against Ukraine, the Kyiv Independent examines the current situation on the battlefield, where Russia is making its fastest gains since the early days of the full-scale invasion.