Ukraine's getting depleted-uranium tank rounds that can punch holes in Russian armor, and Moscow's not happy about it

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The Utah Air National Guard Explosive Ordnance Disposal Squadron was tasked to execute an Emergency detonation of several depleted uranium rounds that had been compromised on June 23, 2022 at Tooele Army Depot, UT.
The Utah Air National Guard Explosive Ordnance Disposal Squadron was tasked to execute an Emergency detonation of several depleted uranium rounds that had been compromised on June 23, 2022 at Tooele Army Depot, UT.

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Ukraine is getting older US Abrams tanks, but Russia's Soviet-era tanks still won't be a match for them in battle

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Marines from 4th Tank Division, Twentynine Palms, Calif., roll down a dirt road on their M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank during a day of training at Exercise Africa Lion 2012, April 13, 2012.
Marines from 4th Tank Division, Twentynine Palms, Calif., roll down a dirt road on their M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank during a day of training at Exercise Africa Lion 2012, April 13, 2012.

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Wagner founder rejects claim that he is about to pull back from Ukraine, saying the group will fight there 'as long as our country needs us'

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Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin
Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin attends the funeral of fighters at the Beloostrovskoye cemetery outside St. Petersburg, Russia, on December 24, 2022.

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A New Zealand veteran who led an elite unit in Ukraine and staged a dramatic rescue was killed in the fighting

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Kane Te Tai in an interview with CNN in Vulhedar, Ukraine, recorded in February 2023.
Kane Te Tai in an interview with CNN in Vulhedar, Ukraine, recorded in February 2023.

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Russian fighter jets are circling a US airbase in Syria a week after a fiery confrontation between Russian jets and a US drone over the Black Sea: report

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A Russian Su-27 fighter jet approaches a US military MQ-9 Reaper drone operating above the Black Sea on March 14, 2023.
A Russian Su-27 fighter jet approaches a US military MQ-9 Reaper drone operating above the Black Sea on March 14, 2023.

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After calling the Russia-Ukraine war a 'territorial dispute,' DeSantis says Putin is a 'war criminal' and 'basically a gas station with a bunch of nuclear weapons'

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Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida at a news conference in Miami, Fla., on January 26, 2023.

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Cursing Putin, top Ukrainian officials said peace talks with him are 'impossible' and that 'such evil' can only be crushed by force

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Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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White House says Russian pilot who ran into a US drone and broke it was, at best, 'an idiot'

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A Russian Su-27 fighter jet approaches a US military MQ-9 Reaper drone operating above the Black Sea on March 14, 2023.
A Russian Su-27 fighter jet approaches a US military MQ-9 Reaper drone operating above the Black Sea on March 14, 2023.

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The US is flying drones farther from Russia to be less 'provocative' after a Russian jet harassed and smashed into one, making it crash: report

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A U.S. airman guides a U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone as it taxis to the runway at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.

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Xi's visit to Russia was humbling for Putin and showed how much China is dominant, experts say

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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with China's leader, Xi Jinping, at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 21, 2023.

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