Russia's defense industry has a massive labor shortage. Rules on what jobs women can do are part of the issue.

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Putin visiting Uralvagonzavod, Russia's main tank factory, in February 2024.

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Russia has lost access to CERN in a sign that its war in Ukraine is causing a major scientific brain drain

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A side view of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Switzerland in September 2014
A view of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Switzerland in September 2014.

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Russia's strike on a merchant ship in the Black Sea was likely down to poor targeting and aged ammo: UK intel

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A view from the deck of the MV Aya, a bulk carrier that was struck by a missile in the Black Sea on September 11, 2024. mangled and wrecked metal can be seen on deck, with the rest of what is in view appearing relatively undamaged.
The MV Aya was damaged in the strike, but managed to reach safe waters.

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Russia appears to have seized a strategic Ukrainian town after almost 2 years of trying

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View by drone of the bombed-out town of Vuhledar, where 150 civilians still live on August 22, 2024 in Vuhledar, Ukraine.
Vuhledar has been under Russian attack since the very first day of the war in Ukraine.

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A European leader's top aide suggested his country wouldn't have resisted if Russia had invaded it

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Side by side images of, left, Fidesz political director Balázs Orbán in 2023, and right, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in 2024.
Side by side images of Fidesz political director Balázs Orbán in 2023, and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in 2024.

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The Black Sea has a deadly naval mine problem that will long outlast the Ukraine war

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An aerial view of Turkish Nav's minesweeper ship belonging to Turkish Navy Mine Squadron Command in 2022. An auxiliary boat and its circular trail in the water around the ship is also visible.
An aerial view of a Turkish Navy minesweeper.

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Ukraine's wild, fire-breathing drones aim to create terror among Russian troops, military experts say

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A still from a video attributed to Ukraine's 108th Territorial Defense Brigade in September 2024, appearing to show a drone raining a flaming substance on a Russian-held treeline.
A drone appears to rain fire on a treeline in this video attributed to Ukraine's 108th Territorial Defense Brigade.

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Ukraine unveiled a brand new drone military unit with the goal of specializing soldiers in operating unmanned systems

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A pilot of the "Sharp Kartuza" division of FPV drones preparing a drone for a combat flight in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine.

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Why Russia's brain drain is the biggest problem facing its economy

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Putin at a tank factory
Russia is missing around 5 million workers from its labor force, according to estimates from a European think tank.

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Russia keeps trying to replace the bridges that Ukraine destroys. Ukraine is taking out those, too.

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A screenshot from drone video shared by Ukrainian special operations forces on August 21, 2024. It appears to show engineering equipment attempting to lay down a pontoon bridge platform on the Seym River, in Kursk, Western Russia, amid Ukraine's incursion into the region.
Footage shared by Ukraine's Special Operations Forces appeared to show pontoon bridges being targeted.

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