Ukraine can still win against Russia, but only if a few very important things happen this year, war experts say

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Ukraine troops military headquarters Bakhmut
Ukrainian troops look at a map in a headquarters and field hospital located in the basement of a building in Bakhmut on April 14, 2023.

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A Trident missile test-fired by a UK submarine failed. That's a lot of money down the drain.

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Vanguard-class submarine HMS Victorious
Vanguard-class submarine HMS Victorious near Faslane in Scotland.

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Ukraine took out another Russian fighter jet, bringing its kill streak to 7 in a week

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The Sukhoi Su-34 jet fighter-bomber of Russian Air Force.
The Sukhoi Su-34 jet fighter-bomber of Russian Air Force.

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A British nuclear missile launch failed for the second time in a row — yet another embarrassment for the Royal Navy

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HMS Vengeance departs for Devonport prior to re-fit in 2012 off the coast of Largs, Scotland.

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Finland, which shares a border with Russia, plans to build 300 new shooting ranges as interest in national defense surge

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Finnish reservists of the Guard Jaeger Regiment stand at a shooting range as they take part in a military exercise at the Santahamina military base in Helsinki, Finland on March 7, 2023.
Finnish reservists of the Guard Jaeger Regiment stand at a shooting range as they take part in a military exercise at the Santahamina military base in Helsinki, Finland on March 7, 2023.

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Russia accused a Russian-American ballerina of treason after she donated $51 to Ukraine

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A person holding US dollar bills (left) and Ukrainian anti-aircraft gunners (right).
The Russian Federal Security Service said on Tuesday that they had detained a 33-year-old Russian-American woman. The agency accused her of raising funds to support Ukraine.

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British divers retrieved an 80-pound brass bell from the only American destroyer sunk in World War I more than 100 years after the ship was torpedoed

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The Jacob Jones sank off the coast of Britain in December 1917 after being torpedoed by a German submarine.
The Jacob Jones sank off the coast of Britain in December 1917 after being torpedoed by a German submarine.

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Russia apparently got control of the skies before seizing victory in a front-line fight, and it could be 'devastating' for Ukraine if it continues, war experts say

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Russian Su-34 fighter bombers, Su-27 jet fighters and MIG 29 jet fighters fly above Moscow's Red Square, on May 7, 2015, during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade.
Russian Su-34 fighter bombers, Su-27 jet fighters and MIG 29 jet fighters fly above Moscow's Red Square, on May 7, 2015, during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade.

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Iran-backed Houthi rebels just shot down an MQ-9 Reaper, costing the US another $30 million combat drone

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An MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft piloted by Airmen from the 556 Test and Evaluation Squadron flies over the Nevada Test and Training Range and performs live-fire exercises with Air-to-Ground Missile-114 Hellfire missiles and Guided Bomb Unit-12 Paveway IIs, Aug. 30, 2023.
An MQ-9 Reaper flies over the Nevada Test and Training Range on Aug. 30, 2023.

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See the hectic flight deck operations aboard a US Navy aircraft carrier in the Red Sea, where warplane pilots and crews are 'on alerts all the time'

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A fighter jet prepares for takeoff on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.
A fighter jet prepares for takeoff on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.

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