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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Russian Beluga whale spy
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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A Ukrainian soldier said Russian troops in Kursk were 'sitting in the forest and drinking coffee,' unaware they were being invaded

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Ukrainian tank crew take a break while operating a Soviet-made T-72 tank in the Sumy region.
Ukraine stormed into Kursk on August 6, and its audacious attack's early success has raised questions about Russia's intelligence and preparedness in the region.

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Ukraine's attack took perfect advantage of Russia's internal dysfunction, where nobody was in charge

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In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, soldiers sit in a military truck as a column of the Russian Armed Forces move to build up forces conducting active combat operations with Ukrainian formations in the Sudzhansky district of Kursk region of Russia. One solider waves at the camera.
Russian soldiers being rushed to Kursk's Sudzhansky district during Ukraine's incursion.

Kursk residents recorded a video for Putin, saying Russia's military chiefs are lying that Ukraine's attack is 'under control'

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Putin sits at a desk in the Kremlin while on a remote call with officials from Kursk.
Officials say Russian leader Vladimir Putin, pictured here attending a remote meeting from Moscow, has been personally overseeing the response to Ukraine's attack in Kursk.

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Ukrainian troops were seen pushing 6 miles into Russian territory, and the Kremlin can't decide if it's a 'large-scale provocation' or 'under control'

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Rural houses are damaged by shelling and fighting in Kursk.
Kursk's acting governor, Alexey Smirnov, posted photos of towns in the region damaged by the fighting after Ukraine launched a rare incursion past the border.

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