Russia picked the Black Sea naval fight it's now losing to Ukraine, which doesn't even have a fleet of its own

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In this photo released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Friday, July 21,2023, warships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet sail while taking part in naval drills in the Black Sea.
In this photo released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Friday, July 21, 2023, warships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet sail while taking part in naval drills in the Black Sea.

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Russia to begin drafting soldiers from occupied regions of Ukraine

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Russian President Vladimir Putin sits at a table in front of a Russian flag, smirking slightly with a piece of paper in his hand.
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a video conference meeting on the draft of the 2024 federal budget and the planning period of 2025 and 2026 at the Kremlin in Moscow on September 18, 2023.

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Russia and Saudi Arabia have likely made close to $3 billion this quarter as OPEC+ production cuts push oil toward $100 a barrel

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Saudi Arabia's King Salman pose for a photo during a welcoming ceremony ahead of their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017.

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Only 0.2% of Ukraine's landmass has changed hands in 2023, report says, despite thousands dead and billions of dollars spent

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

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Russia is scaling back its use of the feared Ka-52 attack helicopter after Ukraine got good at taking them out: ISW

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A Russian Ka-52 "Alligator" attack helicopter flies in the Luhansk region

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Putin has been ignoring his generals and directing the war himself, analysts say — and has been surprisingly cautious

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov (R) at a meeting in Moscow in December 2022.

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The scandal over a standing ovation for a Nazi veteran is now raising questions about a cemetery monument in Canada that honors his Waffen SS unit

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A picture of the monument honoring the Waffen SS' 14th Division and a photo of Yaroslav Hunka being applauded.
Yaroslav Hunka served in the 14th Waffen SS Division, but was applauded in Canada's parliament.

Russian Embassy in Ottawa and Canadian Parliament

The Russian culture ministry is blaming a pirated version of the Barbie movie for weakening nationwide values

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A still from "Barbie" alongside a photo of Russian president Vladimir Putin.

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Ukraine's relentless targeting of the Black Sea Fleet has disrupted Russia's efforts to block a key export

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FILE - In this handout file photo released by the Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhaev telegram channel on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023, Razvozhaev speaks on the mobile phone as smoke and flame rise from a burning Sevastopol Shipyard in Crimea. On Friday, Sept.

Tank battles of the kind the Abrams was built for are rare in Ukraine, where tanks aren't often killed in fights with enemy armor

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U.S. Army M1/A1 Abrams tanks from Charlie company of the 464 Armored Battalion are deployed during task force maneuvers on December 18, 2002, near the Iraqi border in the Kuwaiti.
U.S. Army M1/A1 Abrams tanks from Charlie company of the 464 Armored Battalion are deployed during task force maneuvers on December 18, 2002, near the Iraqi border in the Kuwaiti.

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