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-505feabccf18fa0f0647a725b63483bd.png "Footage released by Ukraine’s 413th Unmanned Systems Regiment shows an FP-2 drone strike on the Snizhne Machine-Building Plant in temporarily Russian-occupied Donetsk region. (Source: 413th Unmanned Systems Regiment)")
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![A Russian operator controls a Kurier unmanned ground vehicle armed with a machine gun. (Source: InformNapalm)]( "A Russian operator controls a Kurier unmanned ground vehicle armed with a machine gun. (Source: InformNapalm)")
![Maj. Alexei Karavaev, commander of Russia’s 11th Tank Regiment killed by Ukrainian artillery in October 2026.]( "Maj. Alexei Karavaev, commander of Russia’s 11th Tank Regiment killed by Ukrainian artillery in October 2026.")
![Former BND President August Hanning arrives for a Bundestag hearing in Berlin on December 4, 2008. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Former BND President August Hanning arrives for a Bundestag hearing in Berlin on December 4, 2008. (Source: Getty Images)")
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![A man walks toward an Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft carrying supplies from the United Arab Emirates at the Port Sudan airport, on May 5, 2023.]( "A man walks toward an Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft carrying supplies from the United Arab Emirates at the Port Sudan airport, on May 5, 2023.")
![An illustration showing the location of a Russian UAV workshop and logistics depot targeted by Ukrainian forces in temporarily occupied Novoiehorivka, Kharkiv region. (Source: 429th Achilles Brigade)]( "An illustration showing the location of a Russian UAV workshop and logistics depot targeted by Ukrainian forces in temporarily occupied Novoiehorivka, Kharkiv region. (Source: 429th Achilles Brigade)")
![Ukraine’s Security Service officers detain the founder and administrator of an extremist Telegram channel at his residence in Kyiv. (Source: SBU)]( "Ukraine’s Security Service officers detain the founder and administrator of an extremist Telegram channel at his residence in Kyiv. (Source: SBU)")
![A Russian family takes part in the Kremlin-backed “Family Zarnitsa” military-style competition. (Source: murman.gov.ru)]( "A Russian family takes part in the Kremlin-backed “Family Zarnitsa” military-style competition. (Source: murman.gov.ru)")
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What began as a Kremlin-backed “patriotic” family initiative has grown into nationwide military-style competitions where children as young as 11 train alongside their parents, handle weapons, practice battlefield skills, and are coached by veterans of Russia’s war against Ukraine.![Ukrainian FP-2 long-range drone launch.]( "Ukrainian FP-2 long-range drone launch.")
![The general cargo ship Royad Mammadov, pictured under its former name Mir Jalal Pashayev. (Source: Tony Hogwood via MarineTraffic)]( "The general cargo ship Royad Mammadov, pictured under its former name Mir Jalal Pashayev. (Source: Tony Hogwood via MarineTraffic)")
![Ukrainian servicemen carry a drone at dusk. (Source: Air Command East)]( "Ukrainian servicemen carry a drone at dusk. (Source: Air Command East)")
![A Russian military telecommunications hub targeted by Ukrainian forces in the temporarily occupied Donetsk region. (Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine)]( "A Russian military telecommunications hub targeted by Ukrainian forces in the temporarily occupied Donetsk region. (Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine)")
![Lada-class diesel-electric submarine B-587 Velikiye Luki is sailing from St. Petersburg, 2024.]( "Lada-class diesel-electric submarine B-587 Velikiye Luki is sailing from St. Petersburg, 2024.")
![Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) defense ministers during a meeting with Ukraine’s Defense Minister Evgeniy Khmara. (Source: Ukraine’s Defense Ministry)]( "Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) defense ministers during a meeting with Ukraine’s Defense Minister Evgeniy Khmara. (Source: Ukraine’s Defense Ministry)")
-13f6cc2abf0d398b26e476746a3650f4.jpg "Maj. Alexei Karavaev, commander of Russia’s 11th Tank Regiment killed by Ukrainian artillery in October 2026.")
-3d12ddf5a0e59465e8153deab88c5541.png "An illustration showing the location of a Russian UAV workshop and logistics depot targeted by Ukrainian forces in temporarily occupied Novoiehorivka, Kharkiv region. (Source: 429th Achilles Brigade)")
-111f0e5095e02c02446ffed57bfb0ab1.jpeg "Photo of Roman Kohanets")
-2f6b9928b5291d9288f995fb512dd31e.png "A Russian military telecommunications hub targeted by Ukrainian forces in the temporarily occupied Donetsk region. (Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine)")
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