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China brags about laser weapon breakthrough

Chinese researchers have said they have overcome the biggest challenge for laser weapons, potentially giving Beijing a military advantage of concern to the West. Beijing is developing laser weaponry that might be able to replace existing air defenses and neutralize missiles, drones and fighter jets. High-energy laser systems can disable unmanned aerial vehicles such as […]

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Who’s winning this war? Russia or Ukraine?

Weeks into Ukraine’s highly anticipated counteroffensive, Western officials describe increasingly “sobering” assessments about Ukrainian forces’ ability to retake significant territory, four senior US and western officials briefed on the latest intelligence told CNN. “They’re still going to see, for the next couple of weeks, if there is a chance of making some progress. But for […]

Ukraine counteroffensive curbed by new weapon

Russia is deploying “brand new” variants of one of its prized attack helicopters in southern Ukraine as Kyiv cranks up its counteroffensive efforts in the region, according to a new assessment. Moscow has “augmented” its forces in southern Ukraine “with at least a small number of brand new, Ka-52M variants,” the British Defense Ministry said […]

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Russia suspends Ukrine grain deal

Russia announced Monday that it would suspend its involvement in an agreement with Ukraine that has enabled both countries to continue exporting grains amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of the neighboring nation. The breakdown of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, brokered by the United Nations and Turkey, threatened to drive global food prices back up and […]

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Zelenskyy outraged by Biden’s take on NATO

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is not being shy about his dissatisfaction over his country currently being denied NATO membership, taking to social media to express his outrage. Ukraine will be present at the NATO summit taking place Tuesday and Wednesday in Vilnius, Lithuania, but Zelenskyy lamented that the alliance continues to keep his country from […]