Russia wants to replenish its troops by recruiting 400,000 new contract soldiers starting April: reports

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Young men walk in front of a billboard promoting contract army service with an image of a serviceman and the slogan reading
Young men walk in front of a billboard promoting contract army service with an image of a serviceman and the slogan reading "Serving Russia is a real job" in Saint Petersburg on September 29, 2022.

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Kremlin elites are fighting over how best to control their Ukraine war narrative, says the Russian foreign ministry's top spokesperson

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Maria Zakharova, Spokeswoman for Foreign Minister of Russian Federation attends his press briefing at UN Headquarters.
Maria Zakharova, the Russian foreign ministry's top spokeswoman, attends a press briefing at UN Headquarters.

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After losing more than 30,000 soldiers, the brutal Wagner Group is now recruiting in Russian schools

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Ukrainian Army replacement troops go through combat training on February 24, 2023, in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine.

Wagner boss says the Kremlin won't talk to him anymore after he complained that Russia isn't giving his troops enough ammo

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Yevgeny Prigozhin
Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin says he's been completely cut off from the Kremlin.

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Ukraine says it shot down a Su-25 jet and captured its pilot in revenge for a weekend of shelling: reports

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A Russian Su-25 warplane, with a Z on its tail fin, flies against a cloudy blue sky above Olenivka, Donetsk, Ukraine, on July 29, 2022
A Russian Su-25 warplane above Olenivka, Donetsk, Ukraine, on July 29, 2022.

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Russia shot down several of its own planes in the early days of invading Ukraine, leaving it with few willing pilots, report says

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Russian Mikoyan MIG-29 jet fighters fly in the shape of the letter
Russian MIG-29 jet fighters fly in the shape of the pro-war "Z" symbol ahead of Moscow's annual Victory Day Parade in May 2022.

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Putin wanted to boast about Russia launching a nuclear-capable ICBM — but the launch failed so he couldn't, report says

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Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia would suspend its participation in its last major nuclear arms deal with the US.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia would suspend its participation in its last major nuclear arms deal with the US.

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Russian inmates only had to march a few yards to be considered fit enough to fight in Ukraine for the Wagner Group, 2 captured fighters say

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Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin addresses former convicts as he releases them from serving in his mercenary army, according to state-controlled media
Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin addresses former convicts as he releases them from serving in his mercenary army, according to state-controlled media

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Ukrainian agent accused of spying for Putin was found with stacks of foreign cash and Russian SIM cards, officials say

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A photo of items seized from the lieutenant colonel's home include knives, a knuckle duster, and stacks of foreign cash.
A photo of items seized from the lieutenant colonel's home include knives, a knuckle duster, and stacks of foreign cash.

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Zelenskyy fired 9 top officials after reports that members of his government went on vacation to Spain and France and took bribes during the war

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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a press conference following the tripartite meeting on January 11, 2023 in Lviv, Ukraine.
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