Russia is confiscating its officials' passports to stop them fleeing the country or defecting, UK intel says

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Russian President Vladimir Putin onboard a plane in December 2017.
Russian President Vladimir Putin onboard a plane in December 2017.

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Russian state media touts video of schoolchildren in Crimea drilling with rifles and training in hand-to-hand combat

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A split image showing a child in Crimea training with a rifle (left) and a group of children completing hand-to-hand combat training.
A split image showing a child in Crimea training with a rifle (left) and a group of children completing hand-to-hand combat training.

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The White House is 'not sure' the US can recover the drone a Russian warplane ran into over the Black Sea

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An MQ-9 Reaper on San Clemente Island in California on June 23. 2022.

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Russian plane that took out US drone was 'out of control' and flying like it's 'amateur hour,' US official tells PBS

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An MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted drone aircraft performs aerial maneuvers over Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, in June 2015.
An MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted drone aircraft performs aerial maneuvers over Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, in June 2015.

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Liz Cheney blasts DeSantis over his comments about Russia's invasion of Ukraine: 'Weakness is Putin's greatest weapon'

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Liz Cheney

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DeSantis flip-flopped on aid to Ukraine after previously offering full-throated support for arming Kyiv

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Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis.

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Another big counterpunch against Russia could cost more lives than Kyiv's forces can afford to lose, a Ukrainian senior official warns

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Ukrainian soldiers fire at Russian positions from a U.S.-supplied M777 howitzer in Kherson region, Ukraine, Jan. 9, 2023.
Ukrainian soldiers fire at Russian positions from a U.S.-supplied M777 howitzer in Kherson region, Ukraine, Jan. 9, 2023.

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Russia has been forced to issue old ammunition that was previously declared unfit for use, says UK intel, deepening its struggles in Ukraine

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Ukraine says it caught a Russian soldier who had been hiding in abandoned buildings for 6 months after being separated from his unit

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The soldier from the 27th Russian Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade.

Kharkiv Police Ukraine

All 500 original members of a Ukrainian battalion were killed or wounded in fighting with Russia, commander says

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Soldiers hold Ukrainian flags over the coffins with Ukrainian servicemen Oleh Khomiuk and his son, Mykyta Khomiuk, who were killed in Bakhmut, during their funeral service at Independence Square on March 10, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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