Days after Putin's dead-of-night trip to a city far from the front, Zelenskyy visited the heart of the bloodiest fighting in Ukraine

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A split image showing Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (right) visiting different regions in Ukraine over the past week.
A split image showing Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (right) visiting different regions in Ukraine over the past week.

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Even with F-16s, Ukraine's pilots still wouldn't be 'out of the woods' against Russia's air force, US officials say

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Two US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons
US Air Force F-16.

US Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Lotz

Russia is dusting off antique tanks from the 1940s, monitor group says, as its losses mount in Ukraine

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Soviet soldiers march forward alongside T-54 tanks during a training exercise in October 1965.
Soviet soldiers march alongside T-54 tanks during a training exercise in October 1965.

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Russia will become a 'Chinese resource colony' as the Xi Jinping-Vladimir Putin summit highlights economic dependence on Beijing

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Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin meeting in Moscow in March 2023
China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin together in Moscow on March 20.

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Russia's assault on Bakhmut is losing the limited momentum it had, says UK intel, complicating its best chance at a symbolic victory

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Ukrainian service members fire a howitzer M119 at a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the city of Bakhmut, Ukraine March 10, 2023.
Ukrainian service members fire a howitzer M119 amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the city of Bakhmut, Ukraine March 10, 2023.

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Russian recruits are making videos directly addressed to Putin begging for more support amid 'meat assaults'

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A man dressed in a Russian military uniform puts his hand on the train window as he says goodbye to someone.
A new army conscript waves goodbye as he sets off with a train to the military site in St. Petersburg, Russia, Oct. 27, 2021.

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Ukrainians are riding tanks captured from an elite Russian unit into battle in Bakhmut, but their new gear may not last long

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The Ukrainian army fires a captured Russian tank T-80 at the Russian position in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022.
Ukrainian troops fire a captured Russian T-80 tank at Russian positions in the Donetsk region on November 22.

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At a key moment in the war, the US is rushing to get powerful Abrams tanks to Ukraine faster

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M1A2 Abrams tank
An M1A2 Abrams at the Army Armor School at Fort Benning in Georgia on April 29, 2022.

US Army/Spc. Joshua Taeckens

A woman heckled Putin, shouting 'it's not real!' during his dead-of-night propaganda trip to Mariupol, and state media didn't catch it before the video aired

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In this photo taken from video released by Russian TV Pool on Sunday, March 19, 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin talks with local residents during his visit to Mariupol in Russian-controlled Donetsk region, Ukraine.
In this photo taken from video released by Russian TV Pool on Sunday, March 19, 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin talks with local residents during his visit to Mariupol in Russian-controlled Donetsk region, Ukraine.

Top US general says it will be really hard and cost a lot of 'blood and treasure' for Ukraine to 'kick out every single Russian' invader

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Ukrainian servicemen from 24th brigade operate a BM-21 Grad near the frontlines of Toretsk, Ukraine on March 18, 2023.
Ukrainian servicemen from 24th brigade operate a BM-21 Grad near the frontlines of Toretsk, Ukraine on March 18, 2023.

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