Alex Horton

While, overall, the vast majority of service members have complied with the Pentagon’s vaccination mandate, even a few percent of the military’s 2.1 million troops translates to tens of thousands of people. Officials have said that those who are unvaccinated are not deployable, underscoring the predicament ahead not only for unit-level commanders facing manpower challenges, but for senior officials in Washington and beyond responsible for setting the U.S. military’s priorities and maintaining an…

What to know about the Russian military hardware being used to attack Ukraine.

Russian troops in Ukraine have scrambled to avoid detection and attack by using tree branches and straw, even swaths of carpeting, to conceal tanks and other armored vehicles, in what analysts call a surprising lack of sophistication for such an advanced military and further evidence of how ill-prepared some commanders were for the sustained fight that has unfolded.

The Pentagon’s current assessment is that Russia intends to “refit these troops, resupply them and probably employ them elsewhere in Ukraine,” spokesman John Kirby told reporters.

Russia’s war against Ukraine has destroyed more than 1,300 schools. In Kharkiv, amid constant airstrikes, some children will now attend classes in the relative safety of subway stations.

Along with fortified ground defenses like minefields, Russia is using its superior air power, including guided bombs and Lancet drones, to slow Ukraine’s counteroffensive.

Moscow has stepped up attacks on Ukraine’s vital agriculture sector, possibly to exploit divisions between Kyiv and its European neighbors over grain exports.

First-person view drones — fast, highly maneuverable and relatively cheap — are now the predominant attack drone in Ukraine.

Ukrainian soldiers conducting daring missions in small groups are making gains on the eastern front but face higher risks of fighting the enemy at close range.

The protective measure, some analysts say, appears to have been implemented after Hamas used armed drones to target Israeli soldiers and armored vehicles.