Russia's messy response to Ukraine's invasion is exposing the weaknesses still plaguing its army

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Three soldiers stand by a bent-over destroyed sign that says
A destroyed border checkpoint with the sign "Ukraine" and "Russia" on August 16, 2024 in Sudzha, Russia.

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NATO member says Ukraine's Kursk incursion shows just how hollow the Russian war machine is

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Russian President Vladimir Putin leaving after attending the opening ceremony of the last phase of the Moscow-Saint Petersburg motorway.
Sweden's foreign minister Tobias Billström said that Ukraine's shock invasion of Kursk is "devastating for the Putin regime."

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Family of an airman who survived a B-1B crash accused investigators of 'hatred and disrespect' by blaming crew in a scathing crash report

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Aircrew members prepare a B-1B Lancer for deployment at Ellsworth Air Force Base at night.
Aircrew members prepare a B-1B Lancer for deployment at Ellsworth Air Force Base at night.

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Arlington employee feared retaliation from Trump supporters if she reported being shoved during cemetery incident: report

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Donald Trump visits Arlington National Cemetry to commemorate the anniversary of the Abbey Gate bombing
Former President Donald Trump's visit to Arlington National Cemetry is now cloaked in controversy.

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Ukraine lost an F-16 and a top pilot after one of the fighter jets crashed while battling Russian missiles

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A Ukrainian air force F-16 fighter jet flies in an undisclosed location in Ukraine on August 4.
A Ukrainian air force F-16 fighter jet flies in an undisclosed location in Ukraine on August 4, 2024.

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Ukraine's invasion of Russia would be going even better if the West ended its weapons restrictions, war experts say

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Two Storm Shadow missiles just after they were dropped from a jet over brown fields.
Ukrainian air-force footage showing the launch of a Storm Shadow missile.

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Putin and Kim Jong Un's new alliance is proving to be a win-win

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Kim Jong Un and Putin in Pyongyang.
North Korea's Kim Jong Un and Russia's Vladimir Putin at a military parade in Pyongyang in June, 2024.

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Russia is going to have a tough time trying to take Kursk back from Ukraine, says CIA deputy director

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Ukrainian soldiers preparing a vehicle adapted to fire helicopter shells.
"I think our expectation is that that will be a difficult fight for the Russians," CIA deputy director David Cohen said on Wednesday.

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Ukraine can't use the UK's Storm Shadow missiles on targets inside Russia because the US is standing in the way: reports

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Two Storm Shadow missiles just after they were dropped from a jet over brown fields.
A still from footage by Ukraine's air force that shows a Storm Shadow missile being launched.

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A US Navy carrier strike group and a few other warships fired $1.16 billion in weapons battling the Houthis in the Red Sea

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A large ship at sea.
The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower sails in the Red Sea in June 2024.

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