War in Ukraine

What role does AI have in war? In Russia’s war against Ukraine, it’s already shaping weapons, steering operations, spreading disinformation, and aiding post-war recovery efforts.

Russian drone swarms are still loud, slow, and easy to spot on radar. But now they’re harder to stop, flying just high enough to force Ukraine to trade gold for garbage, one interceptor at a time.

As Russia closes in on Ukraine’s frontline city of Kostiantynivka, a key gateway to Kramatorsk, we witnessed firsthand how Russian troops are methodically razing it, preparing the ground for their next urban battlefield.

“We were literally one building section away from dying,” says one of the survivors of this morning’s attack in Kyiv. His home—an apartment building struck directly by a Russian missile—now has a gaping hole spanning nine stories.

Ukraine’s 43rd Artillery Brigade is keeping the Russians in check thanks to their Swedish-made Archer, a state-of-the-art self-propelled howitzer that has become a nightmare for the Russians. Our team spent a day and a night with battle-hardened commander “Jurist” and his men to see firsthand how they obliterate Russian positions.

Iran is attacking Israel with ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as deploying Shahed UAVs—drones Russia has used to strike Ukrainian cities since 2022, with near-daily attacks in the past year.