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Ukraine said over the weekend that its strikes on Russian oil facilities have reduced production so much that Russia is now having to import fuel for its warplanes.On Saturday, Ukraine’s GUR, the country’s military intelligence agency, said that “systematic and precise strikes by Ukraine’s Defense Forces against Russia’s oil-refining network…
There is a moment before the camera begins rolling when the young Ukrainian commander says, “History is repeating itself for us in the Donbas. Unfortunately.” Then he falls silent.A few minutes later, the man, known by the call sign “Fleshka,” takes a seat on a weight bench in the garden…
Western militaries are learning lessons on modern warfare through the training they provide Ukrainian troops, but one NATO commander says they need to distinguish between what Ukraine does because it works and what it does because it didn’t have a better choice.Norway is leading Operation Legio, a multinational effort to train…
Russia fired an upgraded version of its Iskander short-range ballistic missile for the first time in a summer strike on the Ukrainian capital city, the country’s military intelligence agency shared this week.Russian forces have significantly ramped up their ballistic missile attacks on Ukraine this year. These strikes come as Russia…
Ukraine has calculated the average cost of its drone strike missions against Russia, and killing or wounding personnel ranks at the top.The Ukrainian defense ministry said on Monday that, in June, striking a Russian serviceman cost its forces $3,032.Attacking one piece of Russian equipment cost $2,674, while hitting an infrastructure…
Russia is launching North Korean ballistic missiles at Ukraine again after a months-long pause, as Moscow intensifies its long-range attacks against Kyiv.The Ukrainian Air Force said North Korea’s KN-23 missile was used in two recent strikes: one on July 30 in the central city of Kryvyi Rih and another on…
ZUOYING, TAIWAN — Taiwan’s navy deployed two medium-class strike drones on Saturday for the island’s biggest annual military exercise, and their designs resemble those of the loitering munitions giving Ukraine fresh wins against Russia this year.The pair of fixed-wing, propeller-driven drones appeared during a littoral combat drill simulating an attack…
Russia has expanded its use of anti-drone nets to protect submarines at a major naval base on the Pacific Ocean, thousands of miles from Ukraine and the country’s arsenal of attack drones, according to new satellite imagery analyzed by Business Insider.The new images, collected on Tuesday by the US spatial…
Ukraine is giving its missing troops a bonus for rejoining the war: The chance to choose their new area of deployment, commander, and job.Kyiv’s defense ministry said on Friday that it would allow troops who are absent without leave, or AWOL, to choose from over 70 units across its three…
Ukraine has gone from taking almost any military support its Western partners could spare to helping those countries prepare for a new kind of warfare.At the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine was fighting for its survival with hand-me-downs from partner nations, not cutting-edge weaponry. Now, Ukraine is developing weaponry,…
