Russia has managed to divert most oil exports from Europe to India and China, getting around sanctions, says a top official

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Russian President Putin and Energy Minister Alexander Novak attend the Russian Energy Week 2017 forum in Moscow
Russian President Putin and Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak.

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Photos show protests in Ukraine as prisoners of war held in Russia are being used to sow distrust of Kyiv, official says

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Protestors hold signs in support of Ukrainian POWs
Relatives of Azov defenders hold banners and flags to support prisoners of war in front of the monument to King Danylo on December 26, 2023 in Lviv, Ukraine, during a 'Second Christmas In Captivity' demonstration.

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Ukraine aid worth $250 million pulled from Pentagon stockpiles as congress stalls on aid bill

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Ukrainian servicemen carry national flags and photos of their comrade Vasyl Boichuk who was killed in Mykolayiv in March 2022, during his funeral ceremony at the cemetery in Iltsi village, Ukraine, Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

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One of US special operators' most important skills is getting lost in translation, watchdog agency warns

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Army special operations soldiers foreign language
A soldier speaks to role players during an exercise at the US Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School in April 2019.

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Russia is drastically underplaying the toll of its warship exploding, report suggests

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The Russian Navy's large landing ship Novocherkassk sails in the Bosphorus, on its way to the Mediterranean Sea, in Istanbul, Turkey, October 8, 2015.
The Russian landing ship Novocherkassk, seen here in 2015, was damaged in a Ukrainian airstrike, Russian officials confirmed.

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Ukraine's takedown of a Russian warship looks like another victory for its Storm Shadow missiles

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A Storm Shadow/SCALP missile on the wing of a Rafale fighter.
A Storm Shadow/SCALP missile on the wing of a Rafale fighter.

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Russia probably can't capitalize on a recent victory because it's so bad at using its armored vehicles, experts say

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A Ukrainian serviceman prepares a M777 howitzer to fire among trees
A Ukrainian M777 howitzer firing toward Russian troops near the front-line town of Marinka, Ukraine, on December 26, 2023.

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The wife of a Ukrainian POW says her family and others like them have become pawns in a political game between Russia and Ukraine

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Relatives of Mariupol defenders walking through the streets with placards in Odesa, Ukraine
Relatives of Ukrainian POWs in Odesa, Ukraine, on December 24, 2023, urging authorities to expedite negotiations on new prisoner exchanges.

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A new sea drone that can travel almost 70 mph is now in use in the Black Sea, Ukraine says

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A still from video footage of Ukraine's new 'Cossack Mamai' drone.

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To fight and survive in hostile airspace, US Air Force special operators may take the big gun off their 'Ghostrider' gunships

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AC-130J Ghostrider
An AC-130J, its cannons visible, over Wisconsin in July 2021.

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