A Ukrainian commander said new troops are trained so badly they have to learn basic skills on the front lines like shooting a gun

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Ukrainian soldiers prepare for training as the war between Russia and Ukraine continues in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on May 28, 2024.
Ukrainian soldiers prepare for training as the war between Russia and Ukraine continues in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on May 28, 2024.

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US-made MaxxPro armored vehicle proves it can resist explosive blasts, a Ukraine war video appears to show

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Ukrainian soldiers with a US-supplied MaxxPro MRAP Navistar mine resistant armored fighting vehicle on October 17, 2022 in Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine.

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A retired US Navy 4-star admiral arrested in connection with an alleged bribery scheme

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Adm. Robert Burke
Retired Adm. Robert P. Burke, 62, was arrested in connection with an alleged bribery scheme.

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Militant group releases 2 videos of an Amazon cloud engineer held hostage in Gaza since October 7

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A screenshot from a video showing Alexander Troufanov.

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Arrests of Russian generals and officials raises questions about Putin's war machine

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Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Video shows Ukrainian drone taking out a jet ski with 2 Russian soldiers who were attempting to cross the Dnipro River

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Russian soldiers on a jet ski taken out by Ukrainian FPV drones
Russian soldiers on a jet ski taken out by Ukrainian FPV drones.

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Houthi rebel footage appears to show a downed US Reaper drone worth $30 million. It marked the third loss in a month, a report said.

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A downed MQ-9 reaper drone
An image appears to show an MQ-9 reaper drone that Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed they downed.

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A bizarre comment stirred speculation India may try to match China's carrier fleet

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India is building a third aircraft carrier whose size and ski-slope design are similar to that of the INS Vikrant, which entered service in 2022.
India is building a third aircraft carrier whose size and ski-slope design are similar to that of the INS Vikrant, which entered service in 2022.

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US vs. Chinese aircraft carriers: How the world's top flattops stack up

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A composite image shows a top-down view of the flight decks of the US Navy's first-in-class USS Gerald R. Ford and China's third aircraft carrier, the Fujian.
A composite image shows a top-down view of the flight decks of the US Navy's first-in-class USS Gerald R.

Ukraine's sea drones vs. Russia's Black Sea Fleet

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Ukraine is facing off against Russia's formidable Black Sea Fleet. How are Ukraine's cheap unmanned sea drones and Western missiles taking down Russian warships worth hundreds of millions of dollars?

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