American POW freed from Russia said his captors were 'idiots' who had prisoners call an Alabama licensing office for help, report says

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Alex Drueke, an American who were released earlier this month as part of a Russian-Ukraine prisoner swap, poses for a portrait on September 29, 2022.

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The war in Ukraine by the numbers, one year later

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  • The war in Ukraine entered its second year on February 24, 2023.
  • At least 7,000 Ukrainian civilians have died since Russia invaded Ukraine.
  • President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he thinks Ukraine will win.

The war in Ukraine entered its second year on Feb

The body collectors recovering Ukraine's war dead

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Men stand in ditches and shovel out dirt.
Black Tulip exhumes bodies from a mass grave in Yampil, Ukraine, near Sloviansk.

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Russia shot down several of its own planes in the early days of invading Ukraine, leaving it with few willing pilots, report says

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Russian Mikoyan MIG-29 jet fighters fly in the shape of the letter
Russian MIG-29 jet fighters fly in the shape of the pro-war "Z" symbol ahead of Moscow's annual Victory Day Parade in May 2022.

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China calls for a ceasefire in Ukraine, attempting to play the role of mediator days after saying its ties with Russia are 'solid as a mountain'

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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with China's Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Wang Yi at the Kremlin in Moscow on February 22, 2023.
Wang Yi, China's foreign affairs chief, meets with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow on February 22, 2023.

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The US pledged to 'defend every inch of NATO territory' after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. So which countries does that include?

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People at a pro-Ukraine rally in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on Thursday after Russian troops attacked Ukraine.

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A first-of-its-kind fighter jet landing shows India's big ambitions for its growing aircraft carrier fleet

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India aircraft carrier Vikrant
The aircraft carrier Vikrant was delivered to India's navy on July 28, 2022.

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Ukrainian forces are training on fast and well-armed Leopard tanks in Spain, prime minister says

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A German Leopard 2A6 tank fires at its target during the Strong Europe Tank Challenge (SETC), at the 7th Army Training Command Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, May 12, 2017.
A German Leopard 2A6 tank fires at its target during the Strong Europe Tank Challenge (SETC), at the 7th Army Training Command Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, May 12, 2017.

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Russia will resort to drafting college students to throw more troops at the front lines, Ukrainian intel says

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Russian soldiers in St. Petersburg on August 25, 2022.

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Wagner boss drops gruesome photo of war dead while blasting top Russian military leaders for getting them killed

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Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin attends the funeral of Dmitry Menshikov, a fighter of the Wagner group who died during a special operation in Ukraine, at the Beloostrovskoye cemetery outside St. Petersburg, Russia, on Dec. 24, 2022.
Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin attends the funeral of Dmitry Menshikov, a fighter of the Wagner group who died during a special operation in Ukraine, at the Beloostrovskoye cemetery outside St.
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