How Russia's war has reshaped Ukraine's economy

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Ukrainian troops fire M142 HIMARS rockets toward Bakhmut on May 18, 2023.

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2nd high-profile Russian businessman dies in the space of 48 hours as tech tycoon found dead from 'medical gas,' report says

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Anton Cherepennikov who was reportedly found dead in Moscow on July 22, 2023.
Anton Cherepennikov.

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Russia's economy is being propped up by Wagner Group's gold-smuggling operations, UK government report says

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin.

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Putin 'just hid' during Wagner's mutiny, proving he can't guarantee 'security' for Russia, a former Russian colonel says

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Putin's critics have said his lack of leadership and comprise with Prigozhin have left him vulnerable.

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A sanctions loophole is allowing China to quietly send millions of dollars worth of military gear to Russia

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Russian soldiers in St. Petersburg on August 25, 2022.

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Russia wants school kids trained to operate combat drones, which have become an inescapable part of the Ukraine war

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Russian military troops take part in a military drill on Sernovodsky polygon close to the Chechnya border, some 260 km from south Russian city of Stavropol, on March 19, 2015.
Drones are at the front of Russia's invasion in Ukraine, and now Russia seems to think it's the future of warfare.

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Wheat prices head for biggest single-day gain since Russia invaded Ukraine after fresh attacks on key grain facilities

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Ukrainian navy ships during exercise Sea Breeze 2020 in the Black Sea, July 21, 2020.

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Russia and China's trade relationship has become increasingly lopsided

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Moscow has become increasingly reliant on China as the war in Ukraine drags on.
Moscow has become increasingly reliant on China as the war in Ukraine drags on.

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Russia received millions of dollars worth of equipment from US companies to keep its oil trade afloat after the invasion of Ukraine, report says

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A worker checks a pressure gauge at an oil pumping station near the Rosneft company owned Suzunskoye oil field, north from the Russian Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, March 26, 2015.

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Russia ramps up its economic war with the West as it seizes local operations of 2 corporate giants

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Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual address to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, at Moscow's Manezh Central Exhibition Hall.

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