Ukraine's counteroffensive would fall apart without all the Russian vehicles it has captured, frontline mechanic says

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A Russian tank seized inside of the woodland is examined by Ukrainian soldiers in Irpin, Ukraine on April 1, 2022.

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Someone hacked a news ticker in Russia to insult Putin after the value of the ruble plunged

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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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Russia's central bank bids to prop up the plummeting ruble by hiking interest rates to 12% at an emergency meeting

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The Bank of Russia raised interest rates to 12% Tuesday, in a bid to prop up the plunging ruble.

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Those desperate to break the deadlock in Ukraine are hoping China will turn on Russia. They shouldn't hold their breath.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during an official welcome ceremony at The Grand Kremlin Palace, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, March 21, 2023.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during an official welcome ceremony at The Grand Kremlin Palace, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, March 21, 2023.

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Seen by the US military as a threat for years, Russia's Yasen-class submarines are now on track to get hypersonic missiles

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Russian Navy Yasen-class sub Kazan arrives at its permanent base on Russia's Arctic coast on June 1, 2021.

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While Russia's schoolchildren learn how to operate drones and clean guns, Ukraine's students will take classes on how to navigate treacherous minefields

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Ukrainian army's 35th Marine Brigade members conduct mine clearance work at a field in Donetsk, Ukraine on July 11, 2023.
Ukrainian army's 35th Marine Brigade members conduct mine clearance work at a field in Donetsk, Ukraine on July 11, 2023.

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McConnell says fighting Trump's influence over GOP foreign policy is 'the most important thing' he's doing now

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell meets with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office in July 2020.

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A Ukrainian soldier captured by Russian forces says they played with him 'the way a cat plays with a mouse,' torturing him for fun instead of for information

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Ukrainian soldiers fire a cannon near Bakhmut
Ukrainian soldiers fire a cannon near Bakhmut on May 15, 2023.

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Russia is quickly depleting its fleet of warplanes through overuse, and Ukraine deploying F-16s could worsen the situation: expert

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Members of the Russian Air Force perform with their Su-27 type aircraft during the International Air Show at the Hungarian Air Force base in Kecskemet, southern Hungary, on August 3, 2013.

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A leading Ukrainian doctor says mines second only to artillery as a cause of soldier injuries

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Illia Pylypenko, who lost one of his limbs to an anti-tank mine, receives rehabilitation treatment at "Unbroken" Rehabilitation Center in Lviv, Ukraine, March 30, 2023.

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