Russia–Ukraine War (May 18): Russia Uses New Laser Weapons in Ukraine

Russia–Ukraine War (May 18): Russia Uses New Laser Weapons in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech as he hosts Russia's medal-winning athletes of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games and members of the country's Paralympic team at the Kremlin in Moscow, on April 26, 2022. Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP via Getty Images
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Russia Uses New Laser Weapons in Ukraine

Russia on Wednesday said it was using a new generation of powerful laser weapons in Ukraine to burn up drones, deploying some of Moscow’s secret weapons to counter a flood of Western arms supplied to its former Soviet neighbor.

President Vladimir Putin in 2018 unveiled an array of new weapons including a new intercontinental ballistic missile, underwater nuclear drones, a supersonic weapon, and a new laser weapon.