Putin new bodyguard incudes thousands of elite special forces, tanks and warplanes to make him 'coup-proof,' analyst says

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Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses Russian military, National Guard, FSB, and Interior Ministry personnel at the Kremlin in Moscow on June 27, 2023.

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The Ukrainians are begging Western countries for F-16s, but they've also got their eyes on an often overlooked Swedish jet

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Gripens over Sweden in May 2020.

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Ukraine is losing on average 4-5 men to advance a few hundred feet in its counteroffensive, causing morale to suffer, report says

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A Ukrainian soldier is seen, near the front line close to the newly liberated village Neskuchne in Donetsk region, Ukraine June 13, 2023.

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Ukraine's military is overcoming Russia's dense minefields and its counteroffensive is poised to 'gain pace,' Zelenskyy says

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The leader of clearance team explains the operation as Ukrainian army's 35th Marine Brigade members conduct mine clearance work at a field in Donetsk, Ukraine on July 11, 2023.
The leader of a clearance team explains the operation as the 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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Ukraine's allies are shifting focus from donating weapons to fixing them as Western-supplied armor proves resilient to Russian fire, reports say

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A military land vehicle lies wrecked by a shelling on April 12, 2023 in Bakhmut, Ukraine
A military land vehicle lies wrecked by a shelling on April 12, 2023 in Bakhmut, Ukraine

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Zelenskyy says the Kerch Bridge 'feeds the war' and that Russia's link to Crimea must be 'neutralized'

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A view shows a fire on the Kerch bridge at sunrise in the Kerch Strait, Crimea.

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Russian troops fought alongside the decomposing corpse of a comrade for weeks. Ukraine's soldiers 'genuinely shocked' at how enemy treats their dead, report says.

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Ukrainian servicemen make a trench near Bakhmut on February 1, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Ukrainian servicemen make a trench near Bakhmut on February 1, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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The 'taboo' of criticizing Putin has been 'significantly weakened,' which is why an influential pro-war blogger trashed him, UK intel says

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Russian President Vladimir Putin looks through a helicopter window in Russia on July 20, 2023.
Russian President Vladimir Putin looks through a helicopter window in Russia on July 20, 2023.

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Russian ultra-nationalist who has gotten away with criticizing the Kremlin for years is arrested after calling Putin a 'cowardly mediocrity'

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Igor Girkin stands with his arms folded inside a defendant's cage.
Igor Girkin (Strelkov), the former top military commander of the self-proclaimed "Donetsk People's Republic" and nationalist blogger, detained earlier Friday and accused of extremism, sits inside a glass defendants' cage during a hearing to consider a request on his pre-trial arrest in Moscow on July 21, 2023.

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Video shows Ukraine launching US-provided cluster munitions against Russian infantry as the new weapon wreaks havoc

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A casing of a cluster bomb rocket lays on the snow-covered ground in Zarichne on February 6, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
A casing of a cluster bomb rocket lays on the snow-covered ground in Zarichne on February 6, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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