Ukrainian sniper says there's no duels like in movies and that he prefers his AK to his expensive sniper rifle for front-line fighting

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A Ukrainian sniper with the 28th Brigade looks towards a Russian position from a frontline trench on March 05, 2023 outside of Bakhmut, Ukraine.
A Ukrainian sniper with the 28th Brigade looks towards a Russian position from a frontline trench on March 05, 2023 outside of Bakhmut, Ukraine.

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The Kremlin alleged a female assassin used a bomb hidden in a statue to kill a prominent pro-Russia blogger. Video shows the moment he received the figurine.

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A screenshot of a video showing the moment Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky received the statue that the Kremlin says exploded.
A screenshot of a video showing the moment Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky received the statue that the Kremlin says exploded.

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Russia praises military blogger who was killed in a cafe explosion for 'boldly' dying and 'doing his duty'

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A man lays flowers at a makeshift memorial for Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky, whose real name is Maxim Fomin, who was killed in the April 2 bomb blast in a cafe, by the explosion site in Saint Petersburg on April 3, 2023.
A man lays flowers at a makeshift memorial for Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky, whose real name is Maxim Fomin, who was killed in the April 2 blast in a cafe, by the explosion site in Saint Petersburg on April

Russia is trying to cover up the decline of a once elite unit that was rendered 'combat ineffective,' UK intel says

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A Ukrainian serviceman drives an armoured vehicle towards frontline positions near Vuhledar, Ukraine, where the  155th Naval Infantry Brigade of the Pacific Fleet  is fighting, on February 22, 2023.
A Ukrainian serviceman drives an armoured vehicle towards frontline positions near Vuhledar, Ukraine, where the  155th Naval Infantry Brigade of the Pacific Fleet is fighting, on February 22, 2023.

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Former Russian commander in Ukraine says Moscow was unprepared for a protracted war and is now 'heading for military defeat'

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Igor Girkin
Igor Girkin, also known as Igor Strelkov, speaks at a news conference in Moscow, Russia, on November 13, 2018.

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Russian fighter jets are reportedly ambushing Ukrainian pilots in sneak attacks. Fending them off would require F-16s, pilot says, which the US previously said 'won't help them.'

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A woman holds a banner 'Mr Biden Send F-16 To Ukraine' during a daily demonstration of solidarity with Ukraine at the Main Square one day ahead of one-year anniversary of Russian invasion on Ukraine. Krakow, Poland on February 23, 2023. Demonstrators urged US President Joe Biden to send F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blasts Russia's chairmanship of the UN Security Council as 'absurd' and says it shows 'the complete bankruptcy of such institutions'

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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Russia uses facial recognition technology from US companies to spy on anti-war protestors, says report

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Russian law enforcement officers detain a person during a rally, after opposition activists called for street protests against the mobilization of reservists ordered by President Vladimir Putin, in Moscow, Russia September 24, 2022.
Russian law enforcement officers detain a person during a rally against the mobilization of reservists ordered by President Vladimir Putin, in Moscow, Russia September 24, 2022.

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Russian troops are dying in Ukraine due to heavy alcohol consumption, poor weapons handling, and hypothermia, UK intel says

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Russia ordered troops to cross into rebel-held Ukrainian territory on Monday.

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Russia is undergoing 'reverse industrialization' as limited resources force a retreat from high tech industries, Finland's central bank says

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Russia's economy has been hit hard by sanctions, which are complicating the government's efforts to pay its debts.

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