Western fighters in Ukraine are getting killed because they assumed the war would be easy, says a US veteran who fought there

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A Ukrainian serviceman crouches over beside a firing 122m mortar
Ukrainian servicemen fire a 122mm mortar towards Russian positions at the front line, near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, in March 2024.

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The US is thinking about letting Ukraine use its weapons to strike Russia, even if it enrages Putin: report

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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy (L) and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (R) in Kyiv, Ukraine on May 14, 2024.

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UK-supplied drones have destroyed over $1.2 billion of Russian military gear in Ukraine, says UK official

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Ukrainian soldier operating a drone during training of the 22nd Brigade in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
A Ukrainian soldier operating a drone during training in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on May 3, 2024.

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Ukraine has devastated Russia's Black Sea Fleet without even having a real navy. These are the Russian warships Ukraine has taken out.

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Russian Navy frigates fire missiles
Russian Navy frigates fire missiles during Russia's Navy Day celebration in Sevastopol in Crimea.

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A US rule on weapons has Ukraine fighting with one hand tied behind its back

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A US-provided M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launches a rocket at Russian positions on Dec. 29, 2023 in Ukraine.
A US-provided M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launches a rocket at Russian positions on Dec. 29, 2023 in Ukraine.

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Ukraine is mounting rockets on its sea drones and is using them to hit land targets, official says

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A sea naval drone firing a missile.
A naval drone mounted with a rocket launcher in a photo shared by Ukranian state-affiliated media.

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A Ukrainian commander had Russian troops in his sights but couldn't attack. He says a US rule is to blame.

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Ukrainian soldiers passing through the border city of Vovchansk, in Chuhuiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast
Ukrainian soldiers in the border city of Vovchansk, Kharkiv Oblast, on May 20, 2024.

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A Ukrainian unit is flying drones at night to drop mines inside Russia: report

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A Ukrainian drone pilot of the 92nd brigade preparing a drone in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, near the border of Russia
A Ukrainian drone pilot of the 92nd brigade preparing a drone in Kharkiv, Ukraine, near the border of Russia, on May 14, 2024.

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He moderated r/Ukraine, shaping how the world sees the war. Now he has to fight in it.

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A conscript enters a recruiting center in Lviv, Ukraine.
A conscript enters a recruiting center in Lviv, Ukraine.

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Russia's fearsome S-400 air-defense system isn't quite living up to the hype in Ukraine

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S-400 Triumph systems in Moscow's Red Square
S-400 Triumph systems rehearse before the World War II anniversary in Moscow in 2017.

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