Russia enticed soldiers to join a unit by saying it wouldn't fight in Ukraine for months, then sent it straight to the front, UK intel says

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Ukrainian soldiers of the battalion 'Wild Field' go to the frontline as Russia-Ukraine war continues in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine, on 10 August 2023.

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A Russian Su-24 jet has crashed in Volgograd during a training exercise gone wrong: report

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Russian Air Force Su-24 bombers flying at a military exercise in southern Russia on February 11, 2015.
Russian Air Force Su-24 bombers flying at a military exercise in southern Russia on February 11, 2015.

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Over 2 dozen Russian soldiers were killed in friendly fire near the Donetsk airport when their chaotic retreat was mistaken for an attack, Ukrainian MP says

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Conscripts stand at a military conscription office in Grozny, Chechnya's provincial capital, Russia, Monday, Nov. 17, 2014.
Russian military conscripts.

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More trouble for the Russian economy ahead: It just significantly raised its inflation forecast, despite Putin saying price hikes are hurting businesses

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Russian President Vladimir Putin in Armenia in November 2022.
Russian President Vladimir Putin in Armenia in November 2022.

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The Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine with a Mi-8 helicopter is now providing key aviation intelligence to Ukraine, defense agency says

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A Ukrainian official and defected Russian Mi-8 helicopter pilot, Captain Maksim Kuzminov, sit during a press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, on September 5, 2023.

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Sweden is exploring giving Ukraine its Gripens, fighters said to be by far the 'most suitable' of the available Western jets for battling Russia: report

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A Finnish Air Force's F-18 takes off from Orland Air Base during the The Arctic Fighter Meet exercises occurring from August 21 to 25 in Brekstad, located west of Trondheim, Norway, on August 23, 2023.
A Finnish Air Force's F-18 takes off from Orland Air Base during the The Arctic Fighter Meet exercises occurring from August 21 to 25 in Brekstad, located west of Trondheim, Norway, on August 23, 2023.

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Ukrainian soldier says new Leopard tanks are better than old Soviet ones because the ammo doesn't explode, kill the crew, and blow the turret off if it takes a hit

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Ukrainian soldiers work on the tank gun of a Leopard 1 A5 main battle tank
Ukrainian soldiers work on the tank gun of a Leopard 1 A5 main battle tank.

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Vladimir Putin says that inflation in Russia is making it 'practically impossible' for businesses to plan

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Putin says the US will be out to get Russia no matter who's elected president in 2024. Tell that to frontrunners like Trump who are skeptical about US involvement in Ukraine.

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President Donald Trump (right) and Russia's President Vladimir Putin talk as they make their way to take the "family photo" during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' summit in the central Vietnamese city of Danang on November 11, 2017.

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The biggest oil deficit since 2007 will hit in the 4th quarter as Saudi Arabia cuts supply

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A worker prepares to transport oil pipelines to be laid for the Pengerang Gas Pipeline Project at an area 40km (24 miles) away from the Pengerang Integrated Petroleum Complex in Pengerang, Johor, Malaysia.

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