Western countries have scrambled to deliver billions of dollars of military gear to Ukraine. Getting it to the frontlines is a whole other problem.

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A US Marine Corps M777 155 mm howitzer is loaded on a C-17 at a base in California in April 2022.

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Soldiers in Ukraine report using everything from nearby dead animals, fiberglass rods, and ropes and hooks to identify and detonate Russian land mines

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A member of mine clearance teams from Kharkiv examines a mine in Izyum, Ukraine on November 02, 2022.
A member of a mine clearance team examines a mine in Izyum, Ukraine on Nov. 2.

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Russia is using a new delivery of Iran's Shahed drones to strike Ukraine to make up for a lack of precision munitions, reports say

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A Russian drone, considered by Ukrainian authorities to be an Iranian-made Shahed-136, over Kyiv on October 17, 2022.

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Front-line NATO allies worry they could be next after Russia's invasion of Ukraine and are getting ready for a fight

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British soldiers attend the Winter Camp 23 military drills near Tapa, Estonia, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. The Winter Camp exercises are regular drills conducted by NATO's multinational battle group in Estonia led by the United Kingdom.
British soldiers attend the Winter Camp 23 military drills near Tapa, Estonia, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023.

Ukrainian troops have established a bridgehead on the east bank of the Dnipro river, implying Russia's defensive positions are weakening, report says

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A damaged church is seen in still occupied Oleshky on the other side of the Dnipro in Kherson, Ukraine.
A damaged church is seen in still occupied Oleshky on the other side of the Dnipro on November 13, 2022 in Kherson, Ukraine

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Ukraine is aiming to launch a 'big bang' style counter-offensive in order to break stalemated war, says military expert

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Ukrainian artillery firing on Russian positions
Ukrainian artillery teams fire toward Russian positions in Bakhmut.

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Alleged former Wagner fighters claim they killed young children in Ukraine

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A former Russian criminal prisoner who was fighting with Wagner in an interrogation room after being captured by Ukrainian soldiers near Bakhmut on March 12, 2023.

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Nuclear workers describe beatings, detention, and looting by Russian soldiers to force them to keep a Ukrainian power plant running

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Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on May 1, 2022.
Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on May 1, 2022.

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70-year-old Russian woman who called President Zelenskyy a 'handsome young man' fined for 'discrediting' Russian military, says human rights group

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks as he and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson give a press conference on August 24, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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Russia is landing new buyers for its sanctioned diesel all over the world and Brazil's taking advantage of the steep discounts.

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Welcome to the weekend. I'm Phil Rosen. Today we're talking energy — and I'm sharing a conversation with a leading expert on Russian diesel flows.

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