The Air Force said it intercepted the missile with a newly delivered U.S.-made Patriot air-defense battery, the first time Kyiv has said it used the advanced weapon.
Tag: Russia
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Ukraine Faces Pressure Over Counteroffensive, as Putin Bides His Time
Ukraine is feeling short-term pressure from its Western backers for success in a looming counteroffensive. Vladimir Putin seems to be operating on a longer timeline.
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Russian Unease Over Ukraine War Grows Amid Attacks and Leadership Rifts
With a Ukrainian offensive looming, explosions in Crimea and inside Russia have rattled Moscow, sparking bureaucratic infighting among military commanders.
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The Next Fear on A.I.: Hollywood’s Killer Robots Become the Military’s Tools
U.S. national security officials are warning about the potential for the new technology to upend war, cyber conflict and — in the most extreme case — the use of nuclear weapons.
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Hunger Strikes Have Long Served as a Tool of Nonviolent Protest
The actions are almost always political, and governments sometimes resort to force-feeding, a practice denounced as inhumane. But deaths like that of a Palestinian prisoner this week are uncommon.