While humans use fiber-optic cables to k*ll each other in Ukraine, birds are using the leftovers to build their nests. Fiber-optic drones have become one of the defining weapons of the war in Ukraine.

Russian billionaire offered to take a ‘silent’ message on peace talks back to Moscow, Ukraine’s president says. What we know on day 1,566

Ukraine’s early embrace of drones, and the mass-industrialization of their accuracy and power, has begun to exact a defining toll on Russia.

It is the highest on-the-record estimate of Russian military deaths to come from any government since the war in Ukraine began.

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Ukraine launched extensive drone attacks against Russian refineries and military facilities early on Saturday, including several in the St. Petersburg area.

Next-generation drones and sophisticated air defence system have handed Kyiv the advantage as Russia continues massive air strikes

The roots of Russia's invasion of Ukraine go back decades and run deep. The current conflict is more than one country taking over another; it is — in the words of one U.S. official — a shift in "the world order.

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