US Army orders more parts for M777 howitzers after their success on Ukrainian battlefields

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Soldiers of the Ukrainian 55th artillery brigade operate on the frontline with a US made Howitzer M777 cannon amid artillery fights on December 29, 2022 in Bakhmut, Ukraine. A large swath of Donetsk region has been held by Russian-backed separatists since 2014. Russia has tried to expand its control here since the February 24 invasion.
Ukrainian forces fire a M777 howitzer in Bakhmut.

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Russia wants missiles from North Korea and Iran because they can exploit a gap in Ukraine's air defenses, analysts say

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A truck-mounted multiple rocket launcher firing a rocket near Svyatohirsk, eastern Ukraine, on May 14, 2022.

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A Russian Su-34 fighter jet mysteriously burned down deep inside Russian territory, video appears to show

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The twisted metal wreckage of a fighter jet, surrounded by other twisted metal near some woodland.
The wreckage of a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber, seen in Lyman, Ukraine, in June 2023.

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A Ukrainian unit rescued a captured soldier from a Russian trench using drones, video appears to show

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Ukrainian captive soldier in a trench
A Ukrainian captive soldier untying himself, getting out of a trench, while being guided by a drone in a video shared by 95th Separate Polesian Air Assault Brigade on January 1, 2024.

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Ukraine's dwindling supply of Leopard 2 tanks aren't being repaired because Europe doesn't have enough spare parts, German politician says

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A Leopard 2A6 tank used by Ukrainian troops on December 26, 2023 in Lyman Region, Kreminna Forest, Ukraine.
A Leopard 2A6 tank used by Ukrainian troops on December 26, 2023 in Lyman Region, Kreminna Forest, Ukraine.

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Sanctions have not crushed Russia because it's not a state-run economy as the West's 'fairy tales' suggest, says a Russian economist

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Russian President Vladimir Putin applauds.
Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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A Ukrainian drone pilot described an attack on the Russian navy being ruined when Elon Musk cut his Starlink access

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Elon Musk speaking at the Atreju political convention organized by militants of Fratelli d'Italia (Brothers of Italy), on December 15, 2023 in Rome, Italy.

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Russia says it has a hit list of potential targets to seize if the West confiscates its assets to help Ukraine

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) listens to his press secretary Dmitry Peskov during a visit the Russian Church marking its 100-th jubilee in Brdo pri Kraju, Slovenia, July, 30, 2016.

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It will likely take Russia up to 10 years to rebuild a highly trained, experienced army, says UK intel

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Russian paratroopers take part in a military show in Stavropol.
Russian paratroopers take part in a military show in Stavropol.

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The US debt mountain is growing so fast the government could soon be spending more on interest payments than on defense

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U.S. President Joe Biden pauses during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the war between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. (Miriam Alster/Pool Photo via AP)
US President Joe Biden met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv this week.

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