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How Europe's biggest tech campus is growing out of a Soviet-era sock factory
Vilnius, driven by Lithuania's booming startup ecosystem, with unicorns like Vinted and Nord Securi…
Joshua Nelken-Zitser
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Ukrainian air force video shows a Soviet-era fighter jet striking Russian bridges in Kursk with American-made glide bombs
The footage shows a Ukrainian MiG-29 aircraft using US-made JDAM-ER bombs to strike multiple bridge…
Jake Epstein
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7 times Russia aided India's space program — in chronological order
The USSR was instrumental in the launch of India's first satellite, and then in sending the first I…
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US-made Abrams and Bradleys built for a Cold War battle with the Soviets are fighting inside Russia, Ukrainian military video shows
The Abrams and the Bradley were designed during the Cold War to fight against the Soviets. Decades …
Jake Epstein
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Russia rolled out a Soviet howitzer from the 1940s that Moscow technically shouldn't have in the first place
The D-74, an old artillery system exported by the Soviets, has reappeared in Donetsk, leading to su…
Matthew Loh
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Ukrainian F-16 fighter pilots have had to dramatically change the way they fly after long flying Soviet jets, and it's a lot to overcome
Ukraine's F-16 pilots have had to learn to fly very differently from the way they flew their Soviet…
Sinéad Baker
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Ukraine appears to have destroyed a rare Soviet-era 'doomsday' armored vehicle that was first used at Chernobyl
The Ladoga was originally intended to be a means of transport for senior Kremlin officials in the e…
Cameron Manley
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How a British tank museum is helping Ukraine to repair its Soviet-era armor
The Tank Museum in Bovington's archives includes manuals, diagrams, and documents on repairing Sovi…
Cameron Manley
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Claims that the US bought 81 Soviet-era combat aircraft from a close Russian ally are likely false, experts say
The US probably didn't purchase 81 Soviet-era combat aircraft from Kazakhstan, as the country would…
Thibault Spirlet,Rebecca Romm…
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Russia's throwing away an advantage of the Soviet-style tank by building weird cage armor to shield them from drones
But it may be okay with the trade-off because of just how serious the drone threat is compared to o…
Chris Panella
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iPads are helping Ukraine's pilots flying Soviet-era planes in combat missions against Russian forces, said a US defense official
The US and Ukraine are collaborating to integrate Western technology with Ukraine's dated Soviet we…
Cameron Manley
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US buys 81 Soviet-era combat aircraft from Russia's ally costing on average less than $20,000 each, report says
The US bought 81 Soviet-era combat aircraft from Kazakhstan, the Kyiv Post reported.
Rebecca Rommen
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Russians are freezing as Soviet-era infrastructure in the country crumbles —and Moscow keeps spending on war
Funding for public utilities made up just 2.2% of Russia's total expenditure in 2023. Meanwhile, Mo…
Huileng Tan
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American sniper in Ukraine says his unit prefers Soviet-era rifles because bullets are easier to find and they can take them from the Russians
An American sniper in Ukraine said his unit prefers AK-74s over Western-provided rifles, partly bec…
Sinéad Baker
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The nuclear weapons era is making a comeback, and experts say we're all not paying attention
"We are entering nothing short of a new nuclear age," said Vipin Narang, a senior Defense Departmen…
Matthew Loh
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2 Russian airlines want to keep flying Soviet-era planes, but some of them are so old they're set to be phased out this year
Russia faces sweeping sanctions over its war in Ukraine, and it's having problems from procuring ai…
Huileng Tan
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Ukraine will soon receive new hybrid tanks built on powerful Cold-War-era equipment
The new air defense system consists of a Skyranger turret mounted on a Leopard 2 chassis, per arms …
Aditi Bharade
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Struggling with limited reconnaissance abilities, Russia eyes Soviet-era spy plane to gain Ukraine battlefield edge, UK intel says
Russia may use M-55 aircraft to improve its limited reconnaissance capabilities in Ukraine, accordi…
Alia Shoaib
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Russia's worker shortage is so bad the economy is leaning on the Soviet-era practice of using prison labor, think tank says
Russia made 19 billion rubles last year from forced convict labor, according to finance ministry da…
Jennifer Sor
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Ukraine just gave us the first official look at one of its 'FrankenSAMs,' Kyiv's air defense mash-ups of US and Soviet weaponry
Ukraine's East Air Command on Monday posted two photos of a Buk M-1 launcher, which Ukrainian media…