Russia believed to be using Ukrainian components to modify attack drones
The MOD is almost certain that Russia is modifying its drone fleet to enhance the Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles' guidance systems
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Ukraine Visiting the secret Ukrainian drone testing site racing to keep up with Russian production
The use of small attack drones is key to both sides, but one Ukrainian drone specialist says his country can't keep pace with Russian output
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Ukraine Russian casualties now estimated to be 350,000 since invasion of Ukraine
The MOD believes around 50,000 Russian soldiers and 20,000 Wagner mercenaries have been killed in action since the February 2022 invasion
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Ukraine Russia trials sea drones in attempt to close tech gap with Ukraine, says MOD
The Ministry of Defence believes Russia is attempting to bridge the technology gap with Ukraine in the use of uncrewed surface vehicles
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Ukraine Exclusive: Klitschko calls for more modern weapons as Ukraine prepares for winter war
Forces News spoke to former heavyweight boxing champion and mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko to learn more about life in a city under fire
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Russia Russia starts deploying poorly trained airborne forces in Ukraine, says MOD
The UK believes soldiers from the 104th Guards Airborne Division have been sent to war despite being below the usual standard
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Nato Moscow mortgaging its future to Beijing, warns Nato Secretary General
Jens Stoltenberg says the war in Ukraine has caused Russia to struggle economically and militarily, forcing it to rely heavily on China
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Ukraine Russian air force thought to be accelerating use of cluster bombs in Ukraine
The MOD said the Russian air force is also using standoff glide bomb kits so they can be dropped several kilometres away from their target
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Weapons and Kit Ukraine's Horizon's Lord: The secret behind the longest claimed sniper shot in history
A video has been released apparently showing a round fired from the Ukrainian-made sniper rifle killing a Russian soldier 3,800 metres away
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Ukraine Russia paying for small gains with thousands of casualties, MOD warns
The Russian advance is creeping towards the city of Avdiivka, where Ukrainian forces are maintaining strong defensive positions
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Aircraft Russia says it's enhanced the Su-35S Flanker E after losses in Ukraine
The Sukhoi Su-35S, known by Nato as the Flanker E, has been used in the conflict in Ukraine, with five reportedly being destroyed in action
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Ukraine A thousand times, thank you - Mayor of Kyiv grateful to UK for training Ukrainian troops
"We have to fight, ready or not. Nobody wants to fight, nobody wants to die, but we don't have so many choices," he tells Forces News
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Russia November proving to be Russia's deadliest month of the war so far, Ukrainian figures suggest
The UK Ministry of Defence believes Russia has experienced one of its worst months since the war in Ukraine began
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Russia UK Defence Secretary condemns 'callous' Russian drone attack on Kyiv
The attack on the Ukrainian capital was called the largest Russian drone attack of the war so far by Ukraine's air forces.
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Russia Russia's Black Sea fleet armed at new base to avoid Ukrainian attacks, MOD says
The Russian fleet in the Black Sea is believed to be rearming its vessels with missiles from a new base to avoid Ukraine attacks.
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Ukraine Ukraine War: What's next following Dnieper River breakthrough?
While the counter-offensive has seen few gains, Ukrainian forces are reporting some success around the southern city of Kherson