The biggest Western bank still operating in Russia gave its employees an extra $220 million over the last 6 months. That's an average of $24,000 per employee.

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A man walks past the logo of Raiffeisen bank seen atop a building behind a huge monument to Vladimir Lenin, the founder of the USSR, in Moscow on April 3, 2023. - Austrian banking group Raiffeisen, one of the last major Western banks in Russia, said on March 30, 2023 it was considering a
The biggest Western bank still operating in Russia gave its employees an extra $220 million over the last 6 months.

Ukrainian tanks are being wiped out by Russian minefields. The country needs its own 'Manhattan Project' to figure out how to clear them, a retired general told the NYT.

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A company of tanks from Ukraine's 95th Airborne Brigade, including captured Russian T-72 and T-80 tanks, in forest in the Donetsk Region on February 21, 2023.

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Ukraine's offensive has a problem: Russia knew what was coming and was given way too much time to figure out how to beat it

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Ukrainian soldiers fire artillery on Russian positions on the frontline in the city of Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on July 27, 2023, amid Russia-Ukraine war.
Russia's extensive defenses have largely paralyzed Ukraine's momentum in recent weeks.

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Russia is getting hit at home, and Ukraine's spies say there's only one way to make it stop

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Police officers block off an area around a damaged office block of the Moscow International Business Center (Moskva City) following a reported drone attack in Moscow on August 1, 2023.
Police officers block off an area around a damaged office block of the Moscow International Business Center (Moskva City) following a reported drone attack in Moscow on August 1, 2023.

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Russia's seaborne oil exports hit their lowest level in 7 months

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Ukraine is using a new exploding drone to target Russia, say experts. But the 'Beaver' may have one major weakness.

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A general view of a damaged office block of the Moscow International Business Center after Ukrainian drones attacks in Moscow, Russia on July 30, 2023.

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Ukraine has 14 kinds of howitzers to batter Russian forces, but each gun brings a new problem for Kyiv

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Ukrainian troops fire a M777 howitzer near Zaporizhzhya on July 16.

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The Kremlin has pumped so much money into the economy that it's creating a boom — but this house of cards could topple anytime soon

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The Russian economy has been doing far better than expected even amid sweeping sanctions, but most analysts do not expect this to last.

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A cruise ship carrying Russian passengers was greeted with jeers and heckles in Georgia and was forced to leave the port early

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BATUMI, GEORGIA - JULY 31, 2023 - Police officers detain a demonstrator during a protest action against the arrival of the Astoria Grande cruise ship, with some 800 mostly Russian passengers on board, Batumi, Georgia
Russian passengers were greeted with jeers and heckles when they arrived in Batumi, Georgia.

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Pregnant Ukrainian soldiers are requesting special uniforms to fit their growing bellies as they continue to serve for up to 7 months into their pregnancies

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Three side-by-side photos of special uniforms made for pregnant soldiers in Ukraine.
Zemliachky has bought and sent about 30 military uniforms to pregnant soldiers since the war began, the organization's founders said.

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