War reporters recall their darkest moments covering Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the struggle to cope with what they've seen

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Work And Training Of Ukrainian Tank Crews Near Bakhmut
A Latvian TV journalist films Ukrainian tank crew members near Bakhmut on June 7, 2023 in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.

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An unusual twist during US Army training had noncombatants posting photos and videos to Fakebook for the enemy to see: report

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Soldiers from U.S. Army Alpha Company, 2-3 Inf, 3-2 SBCT, patrol a village with Afghan forces at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, California, U.S. on Aug. 13, 2011.
Soldiers from U.S. Army Alpha Company, 2-3 Inf, 3-2 SBCT, patrol a village with Afghan forces at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, California, U.S. on Aug. 13, 2011.

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A US-made M1 Abrams can be seen opening fire on the Russians in Ukraine's first video of the tank in battle

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An M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank fires during the Tank Gunnery Competition, TIGERCOMP on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, August 29, 2019.
An M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank fires during the Tank Gunnery Competition, TIGERCOMP on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, August 29, 2019.

US Marine photo by Sgt. Tayler P. Schwamb

A NATO country thought it could get by without tanks. It doesn't any more.

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A Leopard 2 tank is seen in action at the Bundeswehr tank battalion 203 at the Field Marshal Rommel Barracks in Augustdorf, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023.
A Leopard 2 tank at a barracks in Germany in February 2023.

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Russia is twisting the knife after Navalny's sudden death

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Police officers detain Navalny during a protest in Moscow in 2012
Police officers detain Alexey Navalny during a protest in Moscow in 2012.

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Putin thinks he still has a good shot at victory in Ukraine as US aid stalls in Congress: report

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Russian President Vladimir Putin reacts during the Strong Ideas For The New Times Forum, on February 20, 2024 in Moscow, Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin reacts during the Strong Ideas For The New Times Forum, on February 20, 2024 in Moscow, Russia.

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Russia has managed to skirt many of the West's sanctions, but they still come at a cost to Putin: economist

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Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Ex-CIA director says Russia has broken the stalemate in Ukraine and is 'on the offensive' along the 600-mile war front

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Robert Gates (left) and Vladimir Putin (right).
Former CIA director Robert Gates (left) and Russian leader Vladimir Putin (right).

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Ukraine hit a company of Russian troops with HIMARS while they waited around for a visiting general

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A HIMARS rocket launching.
A M142 HIMARS launches a rocket on the Bakhmut direction on May 18, 2023 in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.

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Ukraine can still win against Russia, but only if a few very important things happen this year, war experts say

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Ukraine troops military headquarters Bakhmut
Ukrainian troops look at a map in a headquarters and field hospital located in the basement of a building in Bakhmut on April 14, 2023.

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