Russia's paying for a new assault in wrecked vehicles, losing in just a few weeks what Ukraine lost over months, war analysts say

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A press officer who goes by callsign Damian stands on top of a destroyed Russian military vehicle in Novodarivka village, Zaporizhzhia Region, southeastern Ukraine.
A press officer who goes by callsign Damian stands on top of a destroyed Russian military vehicle in Novodarivka village, Zaporizhzhia Region, southeastern Ukraine.

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Ukraine says it took out almost 50 Russian tanks in one day as Russia made failed attempt to capture eastern city

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A Ukrainian tank opens fire on targets to support infantry units on the frontlines amid the Russia-Ukraine war in Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on April 17, 2023.
A Ukrainian tank opens fire on targets to support infantry units on the frontlines amid the Russia-Ukraine war in Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on April 17, 2023.

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Combat video shows what Ukraine says are its special ops forces destroying enemy armor, capturing the cost of Russia's new assaults in the east

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Russian armored vehicles moving near Avdiivka.
Russian armored vehicles moving near Avdiivka.

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Israel won't make the same blunders with heavy armor as Russia did in Ukraine, commander says, as the country mobilizes 1,000 tanks

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Israeli IDF Merkava tank
An Israeli Merkava tank in the Negev desert in November 1997.

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Russia lost at least 15 tanks in a matter of days in just one Ukrainian village, analysts say

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A still from drone video footage shows smoking tanks in a brown field.
Footage geolocated by the Institute for the Study of War shows Russian vehicles hit around Avdiivka.

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300,000 Israeli reserve troops headed to possible land war in Gaza

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300,000 Israeli reserve troops are being drafted in the fight against Hamas, which could see a ground offensive in Gaza, an urban zone with 2 million inhabitants.

 

Cheap drones rigged with explosives have become the leading anti-tank weapon against Russian forces, Ukrainian commander says

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A Ukrainian drone operator from the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade holds a drone during the testing of new military equipment including FPV drones on the training area amid Russia-Ukraine war in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on August 03, 2023.
A Ukrainian drone operator from the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade holds a drone during the testing of new military equipment including FPV drones on the training area amid Russia-Ukraine war in Donetsk Oblast, U

Video appears to show a Russian tank hitting a mine and running out of control before sinking into water

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Russian tank on fire falling into body of water.
A Russian tank catches fire and sinks in water after hitting a mine in Novoprokopivka.

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Tank battles of the kind the Abrams was built for are rare in Ukraine, where tanks aren't often killed in fights with enemy armor

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U.S. Army M1/A1 Abrams tanks from Charlie company of the 464 Armored Battalion are deployed during task force maneuvers on December 18, 2002, near the Iraqi border in the Kuwaiti.
U.S. Army M1/A1 Abrams tanks from Charlie company of the 464 Armored Battalion are deployed during task force maneuvers on December 18, 2002, near the Iraqi border in the Kuwaiti.

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Abrams tanks were 'built to kill' Russian armor, but Ukraine has its work cut out for it keeping them in the fight

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Three Abrams tanks firing.
US M1 Abrams tanks firing during the "Saber Strike" NATO military exercise in Ādaži, Latvia, in 2016.

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