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Unmanned aerial vehicles are hitting Russian targets every day. Commonly known as drones, they play a huge role in Ukraine’s recent improvement in fortunes, together with other innovations in the country’s drone war ft.com/content/7beeff…

Months after the country’s morale hit a nadir and its allies despaired, Ukraine’s turnaround has challenged the long-held conventional wisdom that Russia’s bigger and better-equipped army can outlast Kyiv’s

Ukrainian military officials and western experts agree that the country’s military is stronger than at any time since President Donald Trump’s return to office, as it fills gaps left by the US through increased European aid and greater self-sufficiency

Part of the key Donbas region remains under Ukrainian control as fighting drags on

However, Putin believes his forces can capture the rest of the Donbas by the autumn, after which he intends to escalate his territorial demands, according to people who speak to him

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