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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The West is struggling to give Ukraine the weapons it needs — but there may be a solution

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A Ukrainian soldier aiming a machine gun close to the camera with an ammo box nearby.
Ukraine's European allies are reported to be financing the production of weapons using the "Danish Model."

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Yemeni men were forced to fight in Ukraine after being lured to Russia by the promise of citizenship: report

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

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Putin signs law allowing some Russian recruits to write off bad debts worth up to almost $100K as combat losses mount in Ukraine

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President Vladimir Putin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Biden is scrambling to change the war in Ukraine before Trump takes over

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Ukrainian troops install anti-tank mines and other obstacles along the front lines near Chasiv Yar on October 30.
Ukrainian troops install anti-tank mines and other obstacles along the front lines near Chasiv Yar on October 30.

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Russia needed armor so badly that its biggest film studio donated 36 Soviet-era tanks that were used as props

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T-55 and T-54 tanks are seen in a black-and-white photo taken in Hungary. Mosfilm's director general, Karen Shakhnazarov, wears sunglasses as he attends a meeting with Vladimir Putin.
Mosfilm's director general said the movie studio had donated 36 tanks, including the aging T-55, to Russia's defense ministry.

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Skepticism, a ticking clock: What Trump's picks mean for Ukraine

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Donald Trump and Sen. Marco Rubio during a campaign rally at J.S. Dorton Arena in Raleigh, NC, on November 4, 2024.
Donald Trump picked Sen. Marco Rubio as his Secretary of State.

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Wounded Russian troops had their medical payouts cut back in one swift move from the Kremlin

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Russian leader Vladimir Putin visits servicemen who were wounded during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, at a military hospital in Moscow in May 2022.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Wednesday limiting a $30,000 payout to injured soldiers based on the severity of their wounds.

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Inside Trump and Putin's first phone call since the election

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President-elect Donald Trump speaking to his supporters in West Palm Beach, Florida; Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking during a plenary session of the Valdai Club.
President-elect Donald Trump told Russian President Vladimir Putin not to escalate the war in Ukraine during a phone call on Thursday, The Washington Post reported.

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Russian forces suffered an average of over 1,500 casualties a day in October, UK official says

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Russia had its most catastrophic month for casualties in October.
The UK's Chief of Defence Staff said Russian forces suffered an average of around 1,500 killed or injured each day in October.

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