Russia's armored trains are a valuable tool with some big vulnerabilities

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An armored train at Patriot Park in the Russian city of Kamensk-Shakhtinsk in May 2023.

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I volunteered in Ukraine when Russia invaded and in Israel when Hamas attacked. In Ukraine, I saved lives. In Israel, I collected bodies.

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Valerie Dyksztejn volunteered with ZAKA in both Ukraine (left) when Russia invaded in February 2022 and in Israel (right) when Hamas attacked last month.

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Video from Ukraine shows exploding drones flying into open hatches on enemy armored vehicles, taking precision strikes to the next level

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A Ukrainian military pilot of a FPV drone while he attaches an explosive to an FPV drone at the frontline near Bakhmut on October 24, 2023, in Bakhmut, Ukraine.
A Ukrainian military pilot of a FPV drone while he attaches an explosive to an FPV drone at the frontline near Bakhmut on October 24, 2023, in Bakhmut, Ukraine.

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Putin fake death rumors are being spread by the Kremlin to gauge Russian reactions, Ukraine intelligence says

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Russian President Vladimir Putin visiting the Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia, October 26, 2023, in Korolev, Russia.

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A Russian single mom who owed $8,560 says she was told to pay it off by joining the army

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Russian female officers march during a rehearsal of the Victory Day parade on May 7, 2022 in Moscow, Russia.

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The Wagner Group is back, and led by a new Prigozhin, Russian regional media says

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A man is seen in front of a flag of Wagner group mounted on top of an old tank exhibited at the Leninist Komsomol park in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on October 1, 2023.
A man is seen in front of a flag of Wagner group mounted on top of an old tank exhibited at the Leninist Komsomol park in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on October 1, 2023.

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Carlsberg would rather lose its Russian business than negotiate a deal with Moscow, and it shows how hard it is for companies to exit the market

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Carlsberg beer cans seen on a supermarket shelf in Moscow, Russia.
Carlsberg beer.

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Ukrainians in a Kherson village secretly worked as informants and used hunting and barbecuing references as codes to guide the next artillery strike on Russian positions: report

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A man stands in front of a destroyed barn in Bilozerka, Ukraine.
A grain farmer stands in front of his destroyed barn in Bilozerka, Ukraine.

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Ukraine's 'Iron General' says he needs more airpower and powerful missiles to break Russia's lines

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Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhnyi attends a meeting with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 24, 2022.

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Ukraine has taken 17,000 Russians off the battlefield without firing a shot, US Army special-ops general says

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Russian soldiers during the Vostok military exercise at a training area south of Vladivostok in September 2018.

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