War in Ukraine
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![Fire at the Nevinnomyssk Azot chemical plant in Russia’s Stavropol region following a drone strike on May 16, 2026. (Source: Exilenova+)]( "Fire at the Nevinnomyssk Azot chemical plant in Russia’s Stavropol region following a drone strike on May 16, 2026. (Source: Exilenova+)")
![Illustrative image. Destroyed Russian military equipment. (Source: UNITED24 Media/Oleksandr Manukians)]( "Illustrative image. Destroyed Russian military equipment. (Source: UNITED24 Media/Oleksandr Manukians)")
![An employee assembles a long-range drone in a workshop of the Fire Point company which manufactures FP-1 deep-strike drones and FP-2 strike drones in an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)]( "An employee assembles a long-range drone in a workshop of the Fire Point company which manufactures FP-1 deep-strike drones and FP-2 strike drones in an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)")
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![Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pays tribute to the victims at the site of a nine-story residential building partially destroyed by a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine on May 15, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Two Dozen Political Centers Targeted in Planned Russian Strikes, Zelenskyy Says")
![Damaged UN vehicle after drone strikes in Kherson on May 14. Ukrainian authorities identified Russian forces as responsible. (Photo: open source)]( "Damaged UN vehicle after drone strikes in Kherson on May 14. Ukrainian authorities identified Russian forces as responsible. (Photo: open source)")
![Russian military officers and cadets who will participate in the May 9 Red Square Military Parade, gather for the rehearsals, on May 4, 2026 in Moscow, Russia. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russia May Use Belarus for New Offensive Against Ukraine or NATO State, Zelenskyy Says")
![Russian T-72B3M main battle tanks in Libya, 2026. (Source: LibyaFieldNotes/X)]( "Russian T-72B3M main battle tanks in Libya, 2026. (Source: LibyaFieldNotes/X)")
![A Russian Be-200 performs in MAKS-2011, the International Aviation and Space Show, in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow, on August 16, 2011.]( "A Russian Be-200 performs in MAKS-2011, the International Aviation and Space Show, in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow, on August 16, 2011.")
![Construction work on the R-280]( "Construction work on the R-280")
![Illustrative image. Flagships of the Russian Caspian Fleet. (Source: Russian media)]( "Illustrative image. Flagships of the Russian Caspian Fleet. (Source: Russian media)")
![Commander of Russia’s “Yugra” battalion, Lt. Col. Oleg Rudomyotov. (Source: Russian media)]( "Commander of Russia’s “Yugra” battalion, Lt. Col. Oleg Rudomyotov. (Source: Russian media)")
![Launch of the Ukrainian FP-7 short-range ballistic missile, 2026. (Source: Fire Point)]( "Launch of the Ukrainian FP-7 short-range ballistic missile, 2026. (Source: Fire Point)")
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With Patriot interceptors scarce and Russian ballistic missile attacks still among Ukraine’s deadliest threats, Fire Point’s Freya project is aiming for a shortcut: a Ukrainian anti-ballistic missile built around ready-made European technology.![Illustrative image. Russian Shahed drone factory. (Photo: open source)]( "Illustrative image. Russian Shahed drone factory. (Photo: open source)")
-72b63a4e0c8c475ad81fe3eed3f63729.jpeg "Photo of Cyril Barabaltchouk")
-c439b7bd9030ecf9d5a4287dc361ba31.jpg "Photo of Katherina Popilnichenko")
-111f0e5095e02c02446ffed57bfb0ab1.jpeg "Photo of Roman Kohanets")
-b0e5d9eba35f6025dd9ee312832ab13e.png "Commander of Russia’s “Yugra” battalion, Lt. Col. Oleg Rudomyotov. (Source: Russian media)")
-a0749991bfd4c747d1f2431173319c31.webp "Illustrative image. Russian Shahed drone factory. (Photo: open source)")
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