Ukraine had to recall 100,000 artillery shells amid complaints they'd get stuck in launchers and weren't exploding

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A Ukrainian 120mm mortar crew is seen launching rounds in Chasiv Yar in April 2024.
Ukraine is recalling 100,000 mortar shells after reports that they were arriving at the front line poorly manufactured and with wet gunpowder.

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One of Russia's biggest automakers said it's struggling under Western sanctions after frontline complaints that its vehicles are falling apart

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Russian troops salute in UAZ cars during a parade in St. Petersburg in 2022.
UAZ produces both commercial and military cars regularly used by the Russian military, but has been criticized by Dmitry Rogozin for its quality in recent months.

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Russia rolled out a Soviet howitzer from the 1940s that Moscow technically shouldn't have in the first place

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A close-up shot of a D-74 firing from an entrenched position, with the logo of Russia's defense ministry in the top-right corner.
Russia published a video of a D-74 artillery system last week, a gun that it's thought to have received from North Korea.

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Russia's drive in one battlefront has cost it a staggering 1,800 combat vehicles

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Russia's offensive in the Poprovsk region has come at a cost of over 1,800 combat vehicles.

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Russia's mass advantage against Ukraine should start declining by 2025, war expert says

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The impact of Ukraine's surprise Kursk battle and Russian efforts to counter it turn on the strained Russian railroad network.
Russia may not run out of weapons and men anytime soon, but it can't sustain its level of aggression for long, Michael Kofman said.

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Russia cut off its troops from Discord, the video gaming comms tool they use to coordinate attacks in Ukraine

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A Ukrainian drone takes flight with a package. A phone screen shows the logo of gaming messaging platform Discord.
Russian and Ukrainian troops have been using Discord to coordinate drone attacks. It was banned on Tuesday by Moscow.

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Russia is set to lose over 1,000 troops a day through the winter as it fights a war on three fronts: UK MOD

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A woman and a child walk past a New Year decoration of a Kremlin Star bearing the letter Z, an insignia for Russian troops in Ukraine, in the winter.
Russia is set to lose 1,000 men per day in the winter as it pushes hard to take territory in Kursk, Kharkiv, and eastern Ukraine, according to UK military intelligence.

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A beluga whale accused of spying for Russia with a mounted camera has been found dead near Norway's coast

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A white beluga whale wearing a harness is seen off the coast of northern Norway, April 29, 2019.

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A Russian murder convict joined Wagner, went home, killed again, then got out a 2nd time by joining the army: rights group

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A billboard with a masked Russian soldier.
A billboard with a masked Russian soldier.

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Ukraine says over 100 Russian soldiers surrendered in one go after being abandoned by their commanders in Kursk

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Blindfolded men in uniforms sit in a covered facility.
Ukraine posted footage of men in uniforms being held by its troops, saying it seized over 100 Russian soldiers who surrendered in Kursk.

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