War in Ukraine
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![Thermal camera view from a Ukrainian Sting interceptor drone moments before impact with a Russian Shahed-238 jet-powered UAV.]( "Thermal camera view from a Ukrainian Sting interceptor drone moments before impact with a Russian Shahed-238 jet-powered UAV.")
![A Ukrspecsystems PD-2 UAS drone is pictured at the company’s UK factory near Cambridge, eastern England, on March 5, 2026.]( "A Ukrspecsystems PD-2 UAS drone is pictured at the company’s UK factory near Cambridge, eastern England, on March 5, 2026.")
![Russian soldier guards a model of Topol intercontinental ballistic missile during a training session at the Serpukhov military missile forces research institute outside Moscow on April 6, 2010.]( "Russian soldier guards a model of Topol intercontinental ballistic missile during a training session at the Serpukhov military missile forces research institute outside Moscow on April 6, 2010.")
![Ukraine’s Defense Minister Yevhenii Khmara addresses members of the Ukrainian parliament before they vote to elect Ukraine’s new defense minister in Kyiv on August 19, 2026.]( "Ukraine’s Defense Minister Yevhenii Khmara addresses members of the Ukrainian parliament before they vote to elect Ukraine’s new defense minister in Kyiv on August 19, 2026.")
![Illustrative image. Alexa Spatium jet interceptor drone, already codified by the Ukrainian Defense Ministry in mid August.]( "Illustrative image. Alexa Spatium jet interceptor drone, already codified by the Ukrainian Defense Ministry in mid August.")
![The Pantsir-S1 (SA-22), self-propelled, medium-range surface-to-air missile system, displayed under the Russian flag, September 7, 2016.]( "The Pantsir-S1 (SA-22), self-propelled, medium-range surface-to-air missile system, displayed under the Russian flag, September 7, 2016.")
![A Tupolev Tu-142 maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft and an Ilyushin Il-78 aerial refuelling tanker take part in a rehearsal of the military parade.]( "A Tupolev Tu-142 maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft and an Ilyushin Il-78 aerial refuelling tanker take part in a rehearsal of the military parade.")
![Fire seen at the Russian Yeysk military airfield in Krasnodar Krai, August 30, 2026.]( "Fire seen at the Russian Yeysk military airfield in Krasnodar Krai, August 30, 2026.")
![Explosion seen at the Russian Kirishi refinery, August 30, 2026.]( "Explosion seen at the Russian Kirishi refinery, August 30, 2026.")
![Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Pavlo Palisa during the opening of an art installation at Infantry Day near the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine on May 6, 2025, in Kyiv, Ukraine.]( "Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Pavlo Palisa during the opening of an art installation at Infantry Day near the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine on May 6, 2025, in Kyiv, Ukraine.")
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Russia’s goal is to take full control of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions by the end of 2026. Russia’s military leadership reportedly considers that deadline unrealistic and is asking for more time. Ukraine’s Deputy Head of the Office of the President Pavlo Palisa says that even Moscow’s extended timeline for capturing the regions have little to do with battlefield reality.
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