Russia's economy faces 3 obstacles to further growth as capital, industry, and its population wither, researcher says

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Demonstrators take part in a rally held by Russian Communist party to mark the Red October revolution's centenary in central Moscow, Russia November 7, 2017.

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Russian troops are being blown up by their own minefields because their leaders won't say where they are, Ukraine says

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A sign warning of mines near Kyiv, Ukraine, on February 28, 2023.

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A Ukrainian soldier is claiming the world's longest sniper kill, using a gun named 'Horizon's Lord'

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A composite image showing, left, a Ukrainian Territorial Defense brigade sniper in training, used for illustration purposes only, and a view of the claimed longest sniper shot highlighted in a circle in footage released by Ukrainian Special forces in November 2023.
(L) A Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces soldier trains with a sniper rifle.

Pro-Kremlin news outlets quickly deleted articles saying Russia was moving troops away from a frontline hotspot

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A Ukrainian serviceman jumps out of a small boat onto the shore of the Dnipro river, almost silhouetted against the mist with another soldier behind him, at the frontline near Kherson, Ukraine, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023.
A Ukrainian serviceman jumps out of the boat onto the shore of the Dnipro near Kherson, Ukraine, October 15, 2023.

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Russia is trying to buy back weapons it sold other countries because it needs them in Ukraine: report

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A Ka-52 attack helicopter during testing in Russia's Rostov region in January 2022.

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Ukraine's strike on a brand-new missile carrier could force Russian shipbuilders further away from the war, UK intel says

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A composite image showing, left, an unconfirmed image of mangled metal and a gaping hole in the side of a ship, named as the Askold. Right, the Askold in 2022.
(L) An unconfirmed image purporting to show damage to the Askold. (R) the Askold in 2022.

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Ukraine says it struck a brand-new Russian cruise missile carrier before it even got a chance to fight

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A composite image showing, right, the Askold in dock in 2022, and left, a blaze in a port identified by officials as Zaliv shipyard on November 4, 2023.
The Russian corvette Askold in dock in 2022, and left, a blaze in a port identified by officials as Zaliv shipyard on November 4, 2023.

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Major Russian losses in recent offensive around Avdiivka likely to be among the worst of 2023, UK intel says

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Ukrainian service members of the 55th Separate Artillery Brigade fire a Caesar self-propelled howitzer towards Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the town of Avdiivka in Donetsk region, Ukraine May 31, 2023Ukrainian service members of the 55th Separate Artillery Brigade fire a Caesar self-propelled howitzer towards Russian troops
Ukrainian service members of the 55th Separate Artillery Brigade fire towards Russian troops near the v

Russia is promising prisoners a $31,000 payout if they get injured, soldier says. It's likelier than they realize.

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Russian troops during a military drill near the Chechen border on March 19, 2015.

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The first Ukrainian F-16 pilots are finally moving from training on flight simulators to real combat aircraft: report

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A General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon.

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