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Ukraine said it destroyed a Russian minesweeper. 'Another bad day for the Black Sea fleet' — ministry.

Ukraine say it has eliminated another Russian Black Sea Fleet asset— a Soviet-era minesweeper.

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A Ukrainian farmer stripped pieces off wrecked Russian tanks to make an armored, remote-controlled, mine-sweeping tractor

The farmer told Reuters that with sowing time here and rescue services too busy to remove mines in …

Chris Panella   


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Microsoft asked people to vote on the successor to 'Minesweeper' - and they chose a word game

Microsoft remade "Minesweeper" in early 2014 and has been focusing on casual games more and more, p…

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Solitaire and Minesweeper were created to trick you into learning things about computers

Take Solitaire for instance, which was rolled out in 1990. Sure, it was convenient that it was a ga…

Nathan McAlone   


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US Navy Minesweeping Vessel Runs Aground In Philippines

Washington considers the Philippines a major non-NATO ally in Asia. It played host to some of the U…

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This Brilliant iPhone Game Lets You Play Minesweeper From Your Lock Screen

It would appear that Apple is okay with this rather unusual use of widgets, but that could always c…

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US Minesweeper Runs Aground Near Disputed South China Sea Islands

Washington considers the Philippines a major non-NATO ally in Asia. It played host to some of the U…

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Bill Gates was so addicted to Minesweeper, he used to sneak into a colleague's office after work to play

So Ryan got together a bunch of games that members of the Windows team had been working on in their…

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Ukraine says it may have destroyed Russia's last cruise missile carrier based out of Crimea

Ukraine's navy said it is confirming whether it destroyed the Tsiklon, which it says is Russia's la…

Mia Jankowicz   


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The Black Sea has a deadly naval mine problem that will long outlast the Ukraine war

An untold number of mines have been laid in the Black Sea during Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and …

Mia Jankowicz   


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Taiwan is one-upping Ukraine's navy to defeat a Chinese invasion

Taiwan is taking a cue from Ukraine's successful use of naval drones to try to defeat China's formi…

Michael Peck   


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British warship crashes into another Royal Navy vessel — for the second time

The HMS Chiddingfold collided with HMS Bangor, causing it significant damage. It had previously cra…

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How Taiwan could depend on one of the cheapest naval tactics to stop a Chinese invasion

Naval mines, a cheap and easy to employ naval tactic, could be key to deterring China from invading…

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Ukraine is now the 'most heavily mined country in the world,' defense minister says, as he pleads for more de-mining equipment

Ukraine's defense minister said his country needs help to overcome Russia's dense minefields that m…

Sinéad Baker   


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Russia is painting dark stripes on its warships to make them look smaller and confuse Ukrainian drones, says expert

Russia appears to be painting its Black Sea fleet with camouflage as a low-budget way to confuse Uk…

Mia Jankowicz   


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Some of the most dangerous weapons used in Russia's war on Ukraine are starting to float away

Several naval mines have appeared in other parts of the Black Sea, and "the threat of additional dr…

Constantine Atlamazoglou   


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US warships went on another mission to a European hotspot, and Putin says they're in Russia's 'crosshairs'

Increasing military activity in the Black Sea reflects the sea's strategic value to both NATO and R…

Constantine Atlamazoglou   


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The US Navy's unluckiest ship almost killed a president, and things only got worse from there

Known to its crew as "Willie Dee," the destroyer was, with little doubt, the unluckiest ship in US …

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US, UK, and Japanese aircraft carriers are training together in the Pacific. Here's how their 'big decks' stack up

It's been a busy two months for the American, British, and Japanese navies — especially their carri…

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Moscow is outfitting its Baltic Fleet with even more advanced military hardware

The fleet currently has "three cutting-edge diesel submarines, one destroyer, six patrol ships, six…

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