See inside the NYC-sized area of Russia that Ukraine seized in its lightning offensive

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A statue of Vladimir Lenin in the Russian town of Sudzha is damaged by fighting as a tattered Russian flag billows in the background.
A statue of Vladimir Lenin in the Russian town of Sudzha was damaged by fighting as a tattered Russian flag billows in the background.

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Russia appears to be using wired, unjammable fiber-optic drones that could fix a big problem its operators have faced in this war

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An FPV drone of Ukraine's 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade is seen in air during a test flight at a training ground on May 3, 2024.
An FPV drone of Ukraine's 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade is seen in air during a test flight at a training ground.

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Russia, which is in a demographic crisis, wants people to stop using dating apps in Kursk and other regions

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A woman talks by a mobile phone past to a military propaganda billboard with picture of a Russian Armed Forces officer, advertising the contract service in the army in Moscow.
Russia is telling some citizens not to use dating apps because of perceived security risks.

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Ukrainian military says its forces have captured more territory in Russia in two weeks than Putin's troops have seized in Ukraine this year

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Ukrainian servicemen ride a military vehicle near the Russian border in Ukraine's Sumy region on August 10.
Ukrainian servicemen ride a military vehicle near the Russian border in Ukraine's Sumy region on August 10.

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Russia's economic growth is masking a looming 'economic catastrophe,' researchers say

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Russia's private sector is deteriorating while the nation pours money into its military and defense, the researchers said.

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A Russian warlord's new Cybertruck shows how Western sanctions are full of holes

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Ramzan Kadyrov, leader of the Russian Republic of Chechnya, stands on top of a Tesla Cybertruck with what appears to be a machine gun mounted to it.
Ramzan Kadyrov, leader of the Russian Republic of Chechnya, posted a video of himself driving a Tesla Cybertruck with what appeared to be a machine gun mounted on top.

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Ukraine is rationing shells on the front with ammo redirected for the assault on Kursk, commander says

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Ukrainian soldiers of a mortar unit fired a mortar in the direction of Toretsk, Ukraine, on August 18, 2024.
Ukrainian mortar unit firing in the direction of Toretsk, Ukraine, on August 18, 2024.

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An elite Russian commander told Moscow's troops that they would 'go to heaven' if they died in Kursk

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Local volunteers walk past a building damaged by Ukrainian strikes in Kursk.
Local volunteers walk past a building damaged by Ukrainian strikes in Kursk.

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Zelenskyy said Ukraine told no one about the Kursk invasion because its allies would have called it 'unrealistic'

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaking during an interview with French media in Rivne.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country did not inform their allies about the planned incursion on Kursk because it would have seemed "unrealistic" to them.

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Putin has decided that Russia is going to be a 'safe haven' for people who want to trade liberal Western ways for Russian 'moral values'

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Russian President Vladimir Putin sits at a desk with the Russian flag in the background.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin has signed a new decree aimed at making his country a 'safe haven' against neoliberal Western ideals.

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