Weapons

The rocket firings were in retaliation after six rockets were reportedly launched from Syrian territory towards Israel.

Ukrainian commander Mykola Oleshchuk warned that "peaceful residents in the northern, southern, and eastern regions are suffering" due to these modified bombs.

Lockheed Martin announced the multi-year deal, which could have a value of more than $4 billion, on Monday.

Igor Girkin blasted the defense ministry's announced plans on Saturday to increase the production of munitions amid the floundering Ukraine war.

Russia claimed to intercept the U.S.-provided bomb, which can travel distances up to 75 miles, enhancing Ukraine's ability to strike behind Russian lines.

Studies show that men make up more than 95 percent of the perpetuators in active shooting incidents. The shooter in Monday's incident was a woman.

"Eastern European countries do not support the Ukrainian fight for its right to exist...out of kindness alone," military analyst Hans Petter Midttun said.

The first tranche of deliveries is likely to be part of a longer-term flow of tanks to Ukraine, experts say.

The depleted uranium munitions are "highly effective in defeating modern tanks," according to British politician Annabel Goldie.

Ukrainian troops on the frontlines are now using unmanned ground vehicles to strike Russian targets.

The blocked attacks are the latest indication that Russia's "special military operation" in Ukraine continues to stagnate.

Aiding Russia with weapons would ruin China's credibility as a potential peacemaker, one expert told Newsweek.

The British Ministry of Defense said that U.S.-supplied weapons had halted Russian moves on the Donetsk town of Vuhledar.

James Vasquez just surpassed the one-year mark of helping Ukrainian fighters to defeat Russia.

Ukrainian intelligence has said Russia is running low of missiles.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has previously called for "wings for freedom," reiterating Kyiv's demands for fighter jets.

A regional politician has suggested Russia's apparent lack of ammunition may be "sabotage."

The drone footage is said to show Moscow's troops amid gunfire near Bakhmut in the Donetsk oblast.

Russian military exports fell by nearly one-third over the last five years, and the long-term picture looks bleak for Moscow.

Igor Girkin recently noted Russia's "unsuccessful" winter campaign that contributed to troops not being able to take certain Ukrainian regions.

Russia has been trying to sustain its fight against Ukrainian troops despite some reported shortcomings and predictions that it's running out of missiles.

Ukrainian security official Oleksiy Danilov issued the latest warning sign about Russia's stagnating invasion of Ukraine.

"They push with numbers, but they also constantly probe for weak spots and shift accordingly," a political scientist told Newsweek regarding Russia's strategy.

A loss of tens of thousands of soldiers, compounded by lack of ammunition, may stunt Moscow's offensives in other areas, according to the U.S.-based think tank.

Beijing has denied allegations that it had suggested supplying Moscow with weapons in the ongoing war in Ukraine.

A year into Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the most striking yet least understood feature of the conflict is the return of mercenary armies to modern warfare. The last time Europe used them in combat, George Washington fought them in New Jersey. Now they are back.

The time it takes for the U.S. Department of Defense to award contracts to private industry for materiel like ammunition is a huge problem. Without munitions, platforms like the M1 Abrams main battle tank, the Bradley, and the assortment of artillery pieces that Ukraine has in service are useless.

"This is the beginning of the collapse of the Soviet empire," said the high-level Ukrainian.

The Chinese-made "kamikaze" drones are "still in their prototype phase," one expert told Newsweek.

Experts have expressed concerns that these drones that use AI facial recognition may allow the targeting of specific people, raising a number of ethical issues.