Putin will not 'make concessions' as Russia appears to be preparing for 'multiple further years' of war in Ukraine, international affairs expert says

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Russia conscript soldiers military training
Russians conscripted as part of the mobilization in Rostov on October 31, 2022.

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Russian soldiers who drink and break rules get sent to punishment battalions where they are likely to die fighting, report says

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A video shows fighters from Russia's Storm-Z squad saying they will no longer fight in Ukraine, citing their treatment by their officers, on June 28, 2023.

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An elite Russian unit's morale is at 'critical levels' after being sent to stop Ukraine's counteroffensive, analysts say

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A VDV military vehicle at an exercise in August 2022 at Kubinka military training ground in Moscow.

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A huge python built its lair in a trailer park and grew 13ft long eating the neighborhood cats

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Reticulated Python
A stock image of a reticulated python. An Oklahoma neighborhood reported half its cats missing after a 13-foot python moved under a nearby mobile home.

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Putin is offering double pay to attract officials to jobs in occupied Ukraine, but many are scared of being killed: report

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Russian President Vladimir Putin with Ukrainian separatist regional leaders Vladimir Saldo (L), Yevgeniy Balitsky (2L), Leonid Pasechnik (R) and Denis Pushilin (2R) seen during the annexation ceremony of four Ukrainian regions at the Grand Kremlin Palace, September 30, 2022, in Moscow, Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin with Ukrainian separatist regional leaders Vladimir Saldo (L), Yevgeniy Balitsky (2L), Leonid Pasechnik (R) and Denis Pushilin

Every Russian commander who led the invasion of Ukraine has lost their job, former UK defence secretary says

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, accompanied by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov, at a parade in Saint Petersburg on July 30, 2023.

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Ukraine is ramping up its drone attacks on Russian forces, hitting a record 220 targets last week, official says

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Two Ukrainian soldiers look up at a drone.
Ukrainian soldiers fly a drone during a military training session in Donetsk, Ukraine on August 17, 2023.

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An Australian 'drone killer' air defense system could make it much cheaper for Ukraine to shoot Russian drones out of the sky

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Ukrainian air defense intercepts a Shahed drone mid-air in Kyiv on May 30, 2023.
Ukrainian air defense intercepts a Shahed drone mid-air in Kyiv on May 30, 2023.

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Panama Canal slashes the number of ships allowed through — drought means there isn't enough water in the channel

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Monrovia NSU CHALLENGER bulk carrier transits the expanded canal through Cocoli Locks at the Panama Canal, on the outskirts of Panama City, Panama April 19, 2023.
A container ship making its way through the Panama Canal in April 2023, before the drought lowered the water level..

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Ukraine hit Russia’s navy base in Crimea so hard that it is likely pulling some missions back to safer waters, UK intel says

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Russia's Black Sea Fleet warships take part in the Navy Day celebrations in the port city of Novorossiysk on July 30, 2023.
Russia's Black Sea Fleet warships take part in the Navy Day celebrations in the port city of Novorossiysk on July 30, 2023.

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