By Dan Peleschuk KYIV, April 30 (Reuters) - Ukraine's top general on Thursday ordered a mandatory two-month time limit for front-line troops serving in forward positions, aiming to address a key challenge for Kyiv's outmanned military in the fifth year of war with Moscow.

Ukraine's top general on Thursday ordered a mandatory two-month time limit for ‌front-line troops serving in forward positions, aiming to ‌address a key challenge for Kyiv's outmanned military in the fifth year ​of war with Moscow.

After a stray cat and dog became stranded at a frontline position, Ukrainian soldiers flew them out using a drone. They’re not the only animals to have been rescued.

Use of unmanned ground vehicles has grown exponentially since 2024 turning the war into a technological contest

The roots of Russia's invasion of Ukraine go back decades and run deep. The current conflict is more than one country taking over another; it is — in the words of one U.S. official — a shift in "the world order.

Ukraine’s military is increasingly using robots to replace human soldiers, even in combat assault missions, helping to counter Russia’s manpower advantage.

Ukraine ​launched a wave of drone attacks on targets across Russia on Sunday, hitting the Baltic Sea ‌port of Primorsk and setting it on fire, and striking a number of vessels, as it steps up attacks on energy infrastructure and other targets.