Drones

WASHINGTON — Senior Russian military leaders recently had conversations to discuss when and how Moscow might use a tactical nuclear weapon in Ukraine, contributing to heightened concern in Washington and allied capitals, according to multiple senior American officials. President Vladimir V. Putin was not a part of the conversations, which…

Live Blog MAD VLAD Updated: 21:00 ET, Nov 7 2022AS the United States readies itself for a midterm election, a close ally of Vladimir Putin has admitted to meddling in the country’s democracy. Russian businessman and founder of the Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin revealed he has meddled in previous…

Vitalii Lylyck, 21, was shaken but smiling when I reached him in his dorm room in Kyiv, just 10 days after Russian forces began sending low-flying drones to destroy infrastructure and terrorize Ukrainians far from the front lines. I had hoped to meet with him in person that week, but…

A Ukrainian serviceman launches a drone in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, on October 30, 2022, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by AFP) President Vladimir Putin’s swift and severe response to an attack on his Black Sea fleet reflects a war that is increasingly marked by a duel between long…

As Verne understood, the U.S. Civil War (during which 60,000 amputations were performed) inaugurated the modern prosthetics era in the United States, thanks to federal funding and a wave of design patents filed by entrepreneurial prosthetists. The two World Wars solidified the for-profit prosthetics industry in both the United States…

The current pattern of conflict in Ukraine suggests that the age of drone warfare has arrived. The U.S. Army, which leads joint efforts to counter the threat posed by unmanned air systems, anticipated this development years ago and has identified means for tracking and engaging hostile drones. However, it is…

A photograph taken on October 31, 2022 shows a cargo ship loaded with grain being inspected in the anchorage area of the southern entrance to the Bosphorus in Istanbul.— AFPCargo ships loaded with grain and other agricultural products left Ukrainian ports on Monday despite Russia's decision to pull out from…

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Russia targets Ukrainian energy infrastructure in latest attacksAs the invasion of Ukraine enters its eighth month, Russia is targeting civilians and energy infrastructure. Experts say it's a key tactic by Putin, forcing Ukrainians to conserve energy for fears of a cold dark winter to come. Ukrainian authorities tried to dampen…

Ukraine is becoming “increasingly successful” at intercepting the Iranian-made drones that Russia has deployed in its faltering invasion, destroying up to 85% of them before they can hit their targets, British military officials said Monday. Russia is continuing to rely on the Iranian Shahed-136 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in its…