A Russian reserve army of 15,000 soldiers is pinned down near Bakhmut and will be destroyed, says Ukraine's spy chief

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Ukrainian T64 tanks move towards Bakhmut direction, in Donetsk Oblast region, on March 20, 2023.

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Gas prices look like they'll get better — but not before getting worse first

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Gas prices at a Shell station on Tuesday in Burbank, California.

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4 of Russia's deadliest military systems in its war against Ukraine

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A Ka-52 "Alligator" helicopter.

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Ukraine has 'completely defeated' a Russian naval infantry brigade of the Black Sea Fleet — for a second time, says think tank

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Ukrainian soldiers fire a cannon near Bakhmut in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, May 15, 2023.

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Russia's desperate need for weapons in Ukraine could be a big win for the North Korean military

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (L) during their meeting at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Amur region on September 13, 2023.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un during their meeting at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Amur region on September 13, 2023.

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Deep trenches, cheap drones, and a more efficient war machine are just some of the ways Russia has improved since it first invaded Ukraine

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A fatigued Ukrainian soldier in Izyum, Ukraine, on September 28, 2022.

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says the US is 'directly at war' with Moscow as the White House continues to pledge weapons to Ukraine

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov holds a press conference during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the United Nations headquarters on September 23, 2023 in New York City.

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Ukraine's attacks on Crimea are hurting sales of Russia's S-400 air defense system, spy chief claims

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The vaunted surface-to-air S-400 "Triumf" missile system cannot safeguard Russia's occupation of the peninsula, Ukraine's spy chief said in a recent interview.

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Ukraine used US-provided Strykers to break through a key Russian defensive line littered with minefields and trenches

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Ukraine used US-provided Stryker vehicles — like those pictured above — to break through a series of Russian defensive belts.

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Ukraine's new defense minister says he wants to rebuild the country's military industrial complex

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Ukrainian Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov said Ukrainian forces are making a push to produce ammunition locally.

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