Putin is offering double pay to attract officials to jobs in occupied Ukraine, but many are scared of being killed: report

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Russian President Vladimir Putin with Ukrainian separatist regional leaders Vladimir Saldo (L), Yevgeniy Balitsky (2L), Leonid Pasechnik (R) and Denis Pushilin (2R) seen during the annexation ceremony of four Ukrainian regions at the Grand Kremlin Palace, September 30, 2022, in Moscow, Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin with Ukrainian separatist regional leaders Vladimir Saldo (L), Yevgeniy Balitsky (2L), Leonid Pasechnik (R) and Denis Pushilin

Every Russian commander who led the invasion of Ukraine has lost their job, former UK defence secretary says

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Putin and generals
Russian President Vladimir Putin, accompanied by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov, at a parade in Saint Petersburg on July 30, 2023.

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Ukraine is ramping up its drone attacks on Russian forces, hitting a record 220 targets last week, official says

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Two Ukrainian soldiers look up at a drone.
Ukrainian soldiers fly a drone during a military training session in Donetsk, Ukraine on August 17, 2023.

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Ukraine’s troops ‘mostly advance without using the vehicles,’ general says, despite an influx of advanced gear

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Ukraine tank near Zaporizhzhia
A Ukrainian tank near the frontline in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on March 29, 2023.

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A Russian soldier gathered intel for Ukraine and then convinced 11 others to defect alongside him, Ukraine says

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A Russian howitzer fires toward Ukrainian positions at an undisclosed location in this photo taken from video
A Russian howitzer fires toward Ukrainian positions at an undisclosed location in this photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service in July 2023.

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A night inside a strip club near Ukraine’s front lines

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Woman standing in front of ruins in Ukraine.
Valeriya Zavadskaya, 24, co-owns Flash Dancers with her mother. "Our goal is to be a switch from what is happening," she says.

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Video shows old Russian tank with a ridiculously tall 'cope cage' defense on top

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A tank with a large structure on top, posted by a Russian Telegram channel.
A tank with a large structure on top, posted by the Russian Telegram channel "Let's Help the Front." It did not give a date or location.

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A Ukrainian soldier called up Russian tech support when his captured Russian tank wouldn't start: report

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Tanks are being driven one behind the other.
Russia's T-72B3 tanks at a military parade rehearsal in 2020.

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India is a growing defense powerhouse, and now it's looking to cash in on it

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the inauguration of the Aero India exhibition in Bengaluru on February 13.

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Russia is painting decoy Tu-95 strategic bombers on the tarmac of its main bomber air base, report says

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In this image taken from video provided by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, a Tu-95 strategic bomber of the Russian air force prepares to take off from an air base in Engels near the Volga River in Russia, Monday, Jan.
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