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  • A Russian Troop Convoy Got the HIMARS Treatment — 20 Russians Died

    A Russian Troop Convoy Got the HIMARS Treatment — 20 Russians Died

    Ukraine fires its HIMARS sparingly as rocket stocks deplete
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    David Axe
    Jun 14
    A Russian Su-25 Attack Jet Just Shot Down … a Russian Su-25 Attack Jet

    A Russian Su-25 Attack Jet Just Shot Down … a Russian Su-25 Attack Jet

    Close attacks with unguided rockets are extremely unhealthy for Russian attack pilots
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    David Axe
    Jun 13
    Russia’s Surviving Bombers Are Evacuating — Away From Ukraine’s Deadly Drones

    Russia’s Surviving Bombers Are Evacuating — Away From Ukraine’s Deadly Drones

    The most valuable Tu-160 bombers are heading to the Far East, thousands of miles from Ukraine
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    David Axe
    Jun 12
    Russia Has 10 Gunpowder Factories. Ukraine’s Drones Just Blew Up One Of Them.

    Russia Has 10 Gunpowder Factories. Ukraine’s Drones Just Blew Up One Of Them.

    Tambov Gunpowder Plant went up in flames.
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    David Axe
    Jun 11
    Watch Ukraine’s Best FP-1 Strike Drone Dodge a Russian Surface-to-Air Missile

    Watch Ukraine’s Best FP-1 Strike Drone Dodge a Russian Surface-to-Air Missile

    FP-1s targeted a Shahed drone factory nearly 800 miles from the front
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    David Axe
    Jun 10
    Confirmed — Ukraine’s Drones Blew Up At Least 1/7th of Russia’s Flyable Bombers and Radar Planes

    Confirmed — Ukraine’s Drones Blew Up At Least 1/7th of Russia’s Flyable Bombers and Radar Planes

    13 write-offs amount to at least 15% of the operational fleet
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    David Axe
    Jun 4
    Ukrainian Agents Just Blew Up a Pillar of the Strategic Kerch Bridge with a 2,400-Pound Sea Bomb

    Ukrainian Agents Just Blew Up a Pillar of the Strategic Kerch Bridge with a 2,400-Pound Sea Bomb

    The bridge is probably badly damaged, but it might not matter along the front line
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    David Axe
    Jun 3
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