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![Military base with Bastion systems on the Yandex map. (Source: Juha Rissanen/Yle)]( "Yandex Tries to Hide Russian Missile Site Near St. Petersburg—By Putting a Forest Over It")
![Map showing the estimated 1,000-kilometer operating range of Russian drone launch sites. (Source: Oleksandr Manukians/UNITED24 Media)]( "Map showing the estimated 1,000-kilometer operating range of Russian drone launch sites. (Source: Oleksandr Manukians/UNITED24 Media)")
![Russian Pacific Fleet Project 12411 missile corvettes during a Navy Day parade off Vladivostok on July 30, 2023. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russian Pacific Fleet Project 12411 missile corvettes during a Navy Day parade off Vladivostok on July 30, 2023. (Source: Getty Images)")
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![Lithuanian border guards patrol the Lithuania-Belarus border near Latežeris, Lithuania. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Lithuanian border guards patrol the Lithuania-Belarus border near Latežeris, Lithuania. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A Spanish Air Force EF-18B Hornet flies over Torrejón de Ardoz Air Base in Madrid, Spain, October 12, 2025. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A Spanish Air Force EF-18B Hornet flies over Torrejón de Ardoz Air Base in Madrid, Spain, October 12, 2025. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Russian tourists watch a parade along Patong Beach in Phuket, Thailand. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russian tourists watch a parade along Patong Beach in Phuket, Thailand. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Metropolitan Mitrofan of Murmansk holds an icon of Saints Boris and Gleb during a service near Russia’s border with Norway. (Source: Diocese of Murmansk)]( "Metropolitan Mitrofan of Murmansk holds an icon of Saints Boris and Gleb during a service near Russia’s border with Norway. (Source: Diocese of Murmansk)")
![SPART drone interceptor launchers mounted on a pickup truck during testing at Edwards Air Force Base. (Source: Yehor Balytskyi/LinkedIn)]( "SPART drone interceptor launchers mounted on a pickup truck during testing at Edwards Air Force Base. (Source: Yehor Balytskyi/LinkedIn)")
![Russian attack drone that entered Romanian airspace on August 14, 2026. (Source: Defense and Security Monitor)]( "Russian attack drone that entered Romanian airspace on August 14, 2026. (Source: Defense and Security Monitor)")
![Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Lavrov Says the War Will Continue—Russian Stock Plunges")
![A target drone in the sights of an interceptor during the Baltic Trust 26 exercise. (Source: A still from a video by the Latvian Ministry of Defense)]( "NATO Exercises Test Interceptor Drones Against Shahed-Style Threats in Latvia, Video")
![American flags hang on the side of the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building. (Source: Getty Images)]( "US Backs Japan Sovereignty Over Disputed Islands After Provocative Putin Visit")
![Participants in a pro-Ukrainian demonstration under the slogan "Don't Be Indifferent" opposing xenophobic attacks on Ukrainians gather at Szczepanski Square in Krakow, Poland. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russia’s Anti-Ukrainian Disinformation Surges in Poland by More Than 250% Using Warsaw-Kyiv Dispute")
-c439b7bd9030ecf9d5a4287dc361ba31.jpg "Photo of Katherina Popilnichenko")
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