Russia has a 'high tolerance' for losses after losing 100s of aircraft, 1000s of tanks, and more than 300,000 men in Ukraine, NATO chief says

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Russian vehicles in a field smoke with a big explosion
A still from footage filmed near Avdiivka and released on Sunday shows hits on Russian vehicles.

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Russia's worker shortage is so bad the economy is leaning on the Soviet-era practice of using prison labor, think tank says

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Security worker walks by the gate of a penal colony in Vladimir, Russia.

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The ruble is gaining and is the world's best performing currency versus the dollar in recent weeks amid rate hikes and energy costs

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Russia's ruble has gained 4% this month.

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Ukraine says it has pushed Russian forces back up to 5 miles from the banks of Dnipro river, in first possible counteroffensive success

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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 river near Kherson, Ukraine, 15 October 2023.

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Struggling with limited reconnaissance abilities, Russia eyes Soviet-era spy plane to gain Ukraine battlefield edge, UK intel says

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Myasishchev M-55 Geophysica.

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Video of Russia's latest Lancet drone striking a US Bradley IFV shows how the weapon has been adapted to evade Ukrainian defenses

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A Russian Lancet drone exploding its warhead a few feet from a Ukrainian armored vehicle.
A video shows a Russian Lancet drone exploding its warhead a few feet away from a Ukrainian armored vehicle.

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A Ukrainian woman had to become a Russian citizen to get her broken arm treated in occupied Ukraine, her friend says

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A woman with Ukrainian and Russian passports outside an office of the Russian Federal Migration Service, in the Crimean city of Simferopol, in April 2014.

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Russia sold 99% of its oil above the G7's price cap last month

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Russian gold floods into Hong Kong after UAE cracks down on illicit activity

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Stock image of gold bars.

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US reportedly probes oil tanker firms about possible Russia sanctions violations

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