Putin tells Russia 'everything will be fine' amid the nation's military and economic struggles

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Vladimir Putin speaking
In an address in December, Putin acknowledged the country's inflation struggles.

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Russia's economic growth is masking a looming 'economic catastrophe,' researchers say

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Russia's private sector is deteriorating while the nation pours money into its military and defense, the researchers said.

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A Russian soldier says his unit was almost wiped out by Ukrainian fire and drones, with half killed on their first night in Kharkiv

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Ukrainian soldiers passing through the border city of Vovchansk, in Chuhuiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast
Ukrainian soldiers in the border city of Vovchansk, in Chuhuiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, on May 20, 2024.

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Russia's economy can't avoid a crisis forever and it's becoming more vulnerable to shocks, think tank researcher says

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Russia's former president threatened nuclear attacks on Western capital cities if NATO sends any troops to Ukraine

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Russia's former president and now serving as deputy chairman of the country's Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev (L), visits the Totsky military training field outside Siberian city of Orenburg on July 14, 2023.
Russia's former president and now serving as deputy chairman of the country's Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev (L), visits the Totsky military training field outside Siberian city of Orenburg on July 14, 2023.

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Russian courts saw hundreds of AWOL cases in March alone, a record high since the war began: report

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Pedestrians walk past a poster honoring the Russian Armed Forces in Moscow on April 2, 2024.
Pedestrians walk past a poster honoring the Russian Armed Forces in Moscow on April 2, 2024.

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A Russian tank was seen charging into battle with a giant, makeshift metal roof on top of it as Ukraine leans into drone attacks

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The "turtle tank" was seen in Ukrainian drone footage earlier this month.

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Ukraine says it used 7 exploding drones to take out a $100 million Russian radar system

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A soldier standing in front of a Russian radar installation.
A Russian radar installation during Vostok-2018 military drills at a training ground in Telemba, Russia, in September 2018.

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Russia's military is 'almost completely reconstituted' as it goes into overdrive to shore up losses in Ukraine: US official

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Kurt Campbell, now the Deputy Secretary of State, (R) speaks as South Korea's Principal Deputy National Security Adviser Kim Tae-hyo looks on during a news conference at the South Korean Presidential Office in Seoul on July 18, 2023.
Kurt Campbell, now the Deputy Secretary of State, (R) speaks as South Korea's Principal Deputy National Security Adviser Kim Tae-hyo looks on during a news conference at the South Korean Presidential Office in Seoul on J

Russia is not winning the war because Moscow has mismanaged its own economy, professors say

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Putin with military personnel saluting behind him.
Russia is losing a huge amount of human capital as war drags on, one think-tank chair warns.

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