Drones have ushered in a brutal new phase of Syria's civil war

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Syrian soldiers arrange caskets during the funeral of the victims of a drone attack targeting a Syrian military academy. The October 5 attack killed 112 people, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
Syrian soldiers arrange caskets during the funeral of the victims of a drone attack targeting a Syrian military academy.

Russian missiles that Patriots have beaten before are slipping through cracks in Ukraine's defenses

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A Russian MiG-31 fighter jet equipped with a Kinzhal missile flies over Red Square during a rehearsal for a flypast, part of a military parade marking the anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two in central Moscow on May 7, 2022.
A Russian MiG-31 fighter jet equipped with a Kinzhal missile flies over Red Square during a rehearsal for a flypast, part of a military parade marking the anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in

Ukraine says it will hit Russia's precious oil refineries even if the US tells it not to

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Smoke rises from an oil refinery after an attack outside the city of Lysychans'k in the eastern Ukranian region of Donbas, on May 22, 2022, on the 88th day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Smoke rises from an oil refinery after an attack outside the city of Lysychans'k in the eastern Ukranian region of Donbas, on May 22, 2022, on the 88th day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Russia seems to be using its Ukraine playbook to destabilize another European state, experts warn

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City view of Chisinau, Moldova
Chisinau, Moldova

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Russia is returning to its Cold War posture with plans to increase troops along its NATO borders, Lithuania's PM warns

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Russian soldiers march in unison, overseen by a senior military official.
Russian service members take part in a military parade in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, in May 2023.

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Russia just gave up on the biggest lie it tells itself

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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures in a black coat beside men in camouflage
Russian President Vladimir Putin at a training center in October 2022.

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Russia accidentally took out one of its own fishing trawlers during a military exercise, killing 3, report says

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A file photo showing the Russian Baltic Fleet Corvette Boikiy seen on September 2, 2014.
A file photo showing the Russian Baltic Fleet Corvette Boikiy seen on September 2, 2014.

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Ukraine finally found a way to make Russia suffer. The US seems to want it to stop.

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A fisherman carries his belongings on a sleigh on the ice of the Gulf of Finland against the backdrop of the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal in St. Petersburg.

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Russian troops are increasingly using Starlink, costing Ukraine a key advantage

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Ukrainian soldiers walk past a Starlink satellite internet receiver, as their unit fires 105mm artillery shells at Russian positions on February 18.
Ukrainian soldiers walk past a Starlink satellite internet receiver, as their unit fires 105mm artillery shells at Russian positions on February 18.

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Russia's recruited so many inmates to fight in Ukraine that it's shuttering some of its prisons

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Russian soldiers participating in a shooting competition in St. Petersburg on August 25, 2022.
Russian soldiers participating in a shooting competition in St. Petersburg on August 25, 2022.

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