Russia painted fake fighter jets at its airfields, new satellite images show, likely to trick Ukraine into not blowing up the real deal

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Primorsko-Akhtarsk base on Dec. 28, 2023.
Primorsko-Akhtarsk base on Dec. 28, 2023.

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Russia struggled to push the Ukrainians into the river after its planes were shot down, intel says, showing how a surprising failure at the war's start is still a problem

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Sukhoi Su-34 bombers drop bombs during the Aviadarts competition, as part of the International Army Games 2018, at the Dubrovichi range outside Ryazan, Russia August 4, 2018.
Sukhoi Su-34 bombers drop bombs during the Aviadarts competition, as part of the International Army Games 2018, at the Dubrovichi range outside Ryazan, Russia August 4, 2018.

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Photos show sappers neutralizing the warhead of one of Russia's overhyped Kinzhal missiles after it was shot down

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A Ukrainian sapper recovers the warhead of a Kinzhal missile.
A Ukrainian sapper recovers the warhead of a Kinzhal missile.

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A Russian plane accidentally dropped a bomb on Russia-occupied territory in Ukraine, an official said. It's the second such incident this month.

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A Sukhoi Su-57 jet fighter performs during the MAKS 2021 air show in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow, Russia, July 25, 2021.
A Sukhoi Su-57 jet fighter performing during the MAKS 2021 air show in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow, Russia, on July 25, 2021.

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An infamous Stalin-era military unit called SMERSH is being re-created by Putin as he steps up his search for spies: UK intel

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) and Ivanovo oblast Governor Stanislav Voskresensky (R) look on the flag with portraits of Soviet leaders Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin.

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Ukraine special forces say they helped destroy a Russian weapons system that was blocking satellite comms

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Ukrainian missile unit hitting Russia's electronic warfare system Tirada-2
A missile reportedly hitting a Russian Tirada-2 in Ukraine's Donetsk region in a video shared by Ukraine's Special Forces on Telegram on January 8, 2023.

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Russia is trying to mess up Ukraine's air defense by deploying decoy flares on its missiles, soldier says

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A Ukrainian soldier holds up a US made Stinger
A Ukrainian soldier with a US made Stinger on the frontline in December 2022 in Bakhmut, Ukraine.

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Putin had to go 'cap in hand' to beg North Korea for weapons, says the UK's defense secretary

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Kim Jong Un (left) and Vladimir Putin (right).
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (right).

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Fears grow that Ukraine could run out of US-supplied Patriot missiles

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Patriot missile is fired during PATRIOT SPARK 23 exercise at the Black Sea training range in Capu Midia, Constanta, Romania, November 15, 2023.
Patriot missile is fired during PATRIOT SPARK 23 exercise at the Black Sea training range in Capu Midia, Constanta, Romania, November 15, 2023.

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Russia is on course to lose 500,000 troops by end of 2024, after turning its forces into a 'low quality, high quantity mass army,' says UK intel

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Russia conscript soldiers military training
Russians conscripted as part of the mobilization in Rostov on October 31, 2022.

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