Ukraine just dismissed the commander of its air force after losing an F-16 and a pilot in a battle against Russian missiles

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Ukraine's president stands in front of an F-16 at a press event. There are trees in the background, and the fighter jet is partially covered.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky gestures as he speaks to media representatives while standing in front of an F16 fighter jet during Ukrainian Air Forces Day at an undisclosed location on August 4, 2024.

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A giant hole in Siberia is visible from space and growing rapidly. It might reveal hints about our planet's future.

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The Batagay crater, as seen on Google Earth in satellite data from May.

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Ukraine may be trying to attack a new area of Russia to show allies it can regain the initiative — but it could backfire, experts say

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Ukrainian forces during military operations in Kursk region, Ukraine, on August 20, 2024.
Ukraine may have attacked a Russian region next to Kursk (pictured) to show its allies it can regain the initiative, experts say.

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Putin will visit Mongolia — a country that's supposed to arrest him when he lands. But it probably won't, an expert says.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during his press conference after the end of the SCO Summit on July 4, 2024 in Astana, Kazakhstan
Russian President Vladimir Putin during a press conference in July in Kazakhstan.

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Some Western aid promised to Ukraine in 2023 won't actually arrive until 2027, NATO-state minister says

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US military aid arriving at an airport in Ukraine in 2022.

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Russia's messy response to Ukraine's invasion is exposing the weaknesses still plaguing its army

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A destroyed border checkpoint with the sign "Ukraine" and "Russia" on August 16, 2024 in Sudzha, Russia.

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Some Chinese banks are so fearful of sanctions that they're returning payments for goods that have reached Russia, report says

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Russia is having a harder time doing business globally with new sanctions.

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NATO member says Ukraine's Kursk incursion shows just how hollow the Russian war machine is

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Russian President Vladimir Putin leaving after attending the opening ceremony of the last phase of the Moscow-Saint Petersburg motorway.
Sweden's foreign minister Tobias Billström said that Ukraine's shock invasion of Kursk is "devastating for the Putin regime."

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Ukraine lost an F-16 and a top pilot after one of the fighter jets crashed while battling Russian missiles

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A Ukrainian air force F-16 fighter jet flies in an undisclosed location in Ukraine on August 4.
A Ukrainian air force F-16 fighter jet flies in an undisclosed location in Ukraine on August 4, 2024.

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Ukraine's invasion of Russia would be going even better if the West ended its weapons restrictions, war experts say

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Two Storm Shadow missiles just after they were dropped from a jet over brown fields.
Ukrainian air-force footage showing the launch of a Storm Shadow missile.

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