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Russo-Ukrainian War
fromBusiness Insider
6 days ago

Videos show how Ukrainian helicopter crews use machine guns to hunt Russia's exploding Shahed drones

Ukraine deploys helicopter-mounted M134 miniguns with thermal imaging to intercept and destroy Russian Shahed drones, with one crew destroying eight drones in a single day.
Careers
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

Ukrainian crew says a new US-made buggy has already scored over 20 kills against Russian Shaheds

A US-built Tempest off-road buggy armed with radar-guided Hellfire Longbow missiles has destroyed at least 21 Russian Shahed drones in Ukraine.
fromBusiness Insider
3 months ago

Russia's new jet-powered strikes are testing Ukraine, but few of these weapons are actually in play, officials say

The Geran-3, a Russian drone modeled after Iran's Shahed-238, first showed up in Ukraine early this year and has been involved in attacks over the past few months. The long-range drone is equipped with a turbojet engine, allowing it to travel at speeds of up to 230 miles per hour. This drone is a more advanced version of the propeller-driven Geran-2, although both are designed to carry explosive warheads, dive at their targets, and detonate on impact.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 months ago

Trump Implies Zelensky Coached Ukrainian Reporter on Tomahawk Question: Exactly as He Told You to Say It'

President Donald Trump implied that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky coached a reporter to ask a question about the U.S. potentially providing Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles during a Friday Q&A at the White House, quipping that the question was exactly as he [Zelensky] told you to say it. Russia calls Tomahawk supplies for Ukraine an escalation, the journalist began, before Trump interrupted him, asking, Yeah, who are you with?
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