War in Ukraine
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![Illustrative image. A destroyed road bridge near the village of Rozdolne in temporarily occupied Crimea, June 2026.]( "Illustrative image. A destroyed road bridge near the village of Rozdolne in temporarily occupied Crimea, June 2026.")
![Artillery ammunition is pictured in production during the opening of the new artillery plant of Rheinmetall on August 27, 2025, in Unterluess, Germany. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Artillery ammunition is pictured in production during the opening of the new artillery plant of Rheinmetall on August 27, 2025, in Unterluess, Germany. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A public action “Free Azov” is organized by relatives of captured and missing Ukrainian soldiers and civilians. People demand a prisoner exchange. on February 1, 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russia Sentences 250 Captured Ukrainian Azov Servicemen via Fabricated Trials")
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![Ukrainian Mi-24 helicopter prepares to take off for a mission against Russian targets on March 26, 2023.]( "Ukrainian Mi-24 helicopter prepares to take off for a mission against Russian targets on March 26, 2023.")
![Forensic scientists unloaded from a truck onto a stretcher with bodies of fallen Ukrainian soldiers repatriated as part of the 6000 for 6000 exchange on June 26 2025, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Forensic scientists unloaded from a truck onto a stretcher with bodies of fallen Ukrainian soldiers repatriated as part of the 6000 for 6000 exchange on June 26 2025, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A border security vessel patrols the detained Smyrtos vessel outside the harbour, on June 15, 2026 in Portland, England. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russia Builds Shadow Fleet of Aging LNG Tankers to Evade Upcoming EU Sanctions")
![Russian TOS-1A Solntsepyok heavy flamethrower system moments before a Ukrainian drone strike, June 2026.]( "Russian TOS-1A Solntsepyok heavy flamethrower system moments before a Ukrainian drone strike, June 2026.")
![Ukrainian-developed Octopus interceptor drones, planned for production in the UK to support Ukraine’s air defense, lined up during field testing. (Photo: open source)]( "Ukrainian-developed Octopus interceptor drones, planned for production in the UK to support Ukraine’s air defense, lined up during field testing. (Photo: open source)")
![Illustrative image. Destroyed Russian Pantsir air defense system, June 2024.]( "Illustrative image. Destroyed Russian Pantsir air defense system, June 2024.")
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Ukraine’s drone war is becoming a demolition campaign against Russia’s rear defenses, with nearly 200 air defense assets hit this year and 31 more taken out in June alone.![Ukrainian Vampire hexacopter bomber drones at the Skyfall military technology company at an unknown location in Ukraine, on May 29, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Ukraine Receives €3.9 Billion From EU Specially Earmarked for Drone Production and Defense")
![Firefighters and emergency services operate in the parking lot of a company following a Russian drone strike in the city of Sumy, northeastern Ukraine, on June 17, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russian Bomb Strike Devastates Sumy Infrastructure, Wounding 11 Civilians")
![Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping leave the hall after the signing ceremony on May 20, 2026, in Beijing, China.]( "Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping leave the hall after the signing ceremony on May 20, 2026, in Beijing, China.")
![Drone footage captures a large explosion following a precision strike on a Russian 2S19 “Msta-S” self-propelled howitzer. (Source: 151st Separate Mechanized Brigade)]( "Drone footage captures a large explosion following a precision strike on a Russian 2S19 “Msta-S” self-propelled howitzer. (Source: 151st Separate Mechanized Brigade)")
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