Putin will not 'make concessions' as Russia appears to be preparing for 'multiple further years' of war in Ukraine, international affairs expert says

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Russians conscripted as part of the mobilization in Rostov on October 31, 2022.

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Burger King still hasn't closed its Russian restaurants 18 months after its parent company said it would

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SAINT PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - 2022/09/01: Burger King Restaurant logo at the Grand Canyon Shopping and Entertainment Complex
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Russian soldiers who drink and break rules get sent to punishment battalions where they are likely to die fighting, report says

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A video shows fighters from Russia's Storm-Z squad saying they will no longer fight in Ukraine, citing their treatment by their officers, on June 28, 2023.

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An elite Russian unit's morale is at 'critical levels' after being sent to stop Ukraine's counteroffensive, analysts say

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A VDV military vehicle at an exercise in August 2022 at Kubinka military training ground in Moscow.

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Russia mistakenly doxed its own spies and secret bases by uploading their addresses on a public city hall website: investigative outlet

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A man walks past the Kremlin wall as the Russian national flag flutters above the residence of the Russian president in Moscow on June 24, 2023.
A man walks past the Kremlin wall as the Russian national flag flutters above the residence of the Russian president in Moscow on June 24, 2023.

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Russia destroyed the world's largest airplane, but its smaller sibling survives — meet the An-124

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Ukraine's An-124 fleet received two saved engines from the destroyed An-225 Myria.

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A wounded Russian soldier was denied compensation for his war injuries because he got blown up by his own comrades, not Ukraine

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A Russian soldier stands guard at the Luhansk power plant.
A Russian soldier stands guard at the Luhansk power plant.

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A 'decoy arms race' is playing out in Ukraine, where deception is getting harder and troops have to treat fakes like they're real to fool the enemy

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Ukrainian soldiers conduct maintenance on a camouflaged tank on the Bakhmut frontline as Ukrainian Army conduct operation to target trenches of Russian forces through the Donetsk Oblast amid Russia and Ukraine war in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on July 24, 2023.
Ukrainian soldiers conduct maintenance on a camouflaged tank on the Bakhmut frontline in Donetsk Oblast on July 24, 2023.

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An unusual military build-up in southern Europe sparked fears of another invasion like Russia's full-scale assault on Ukraine

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Kosovo police officers secure the area outside the Banjska monastery in the village of Banjska, Kosovo on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023.
Kosovo police officers secure the area outside the Banjska monastery in the village of Banjska, Kosovo on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023.

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Russia is highly likely using an amphibious plane from the 1960s to hunt for a new threat to its Black Sea Fleet, Western intel says

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A Beriev Be-12 taking off.
A Beriev Be-12 taking off.

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