Russian forces appear to be making crude artillery guns by pulling the main armaments off of old BMP armored fighting vehicles

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This photograph taken on September 14, 2022, shows a destroyed Russian BMP infantry fighting vehicle on the outskirts of Izyum, Kharkiv Region, eastern Ukraine, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
A destroyed Russian BMP infantry fighting vehicle in Ukraine's Kharkiv region.

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Russia may resort to an old World War II tactic that had a key role in the D-Day landings to repel Ukrainian drone attacks

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Russian servicemen, dressed in historical uniforms, hold a barrage balloon as they take part in a military parade rehearsal in Red Square near the Kremlin in central Moscow, Russia, November 6, 2015.
Russian servicemen with a barrage balloon on Red Square in 2015.

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Ukraine says it fooled Russia into striking fake planes and air defense systems with Iskander-M ballistic missiles

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Screenshot of Russian reconnaissance UAV footage depicting two recent Russian strikes with Iskander-Ms.
Screenshot from the footage.

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North Korean troops could be sent to Ukraine due to their sheer numbers, not their effectiveness, experts say

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a military demonstration in North Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a military demonstration in North Korea, in this picture released on March 16, 2024.

KCNA via REUTERS

Ukrainian navy chief says sea drone strikes have rendered Russia's Black Sea Fleet HQ in occupied Crimea effectively useless

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Russia's Black Sea Fleet warships taking part in the Navy Day celebrations in the port city of Novorossiysk in July 2023.
Warships from Russia's Black Sea Fleet.

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Photos show what it's like inside the North Korean summer camp where Russian kids will go

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North Korean schoolchildren rowing, water slide in background
Songdowon International Children's Camp has a full-size water park with waterslides and a boating lake.

Courtesy of Rowan Beard

A NATO sub hunter captured these shots of a Russian submarine in waters newly surrounded by the alliance

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A Russian submarine surfaces in the blue water of the Baltic Sea.
A Russian submarine photographed by a NATO P-3 maritime patrol aircraft while sailing in the Baltic Sea.

NATO Maritime Command

Russia is using devastating 'meat assault' attacks to find out where Ukraine's firepower is hidden: report

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A helmet of a soldier is seen after Russian Forces withdrew from Balakliia in Kharkiv.

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A top Russian banker says Russia's payment methods should be a 'state secret' because the West keeps shutting them down so fast

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Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Russian spies only need $3 a month to dupe someone online: report

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A computer on a Russian flag.
A computer on a Russian flag.

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