Russia's war in Ukraine has drained it of labor — it lacks nearly 5 million workers this year, report says

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Russian citizens drafted during the partial mobilization are seen being dispatched to combat coordination areas after a military call-up for the Russia-Ukraine war in Moscow, Russia on October 10, 2022.
Russian citizens drafted during the partial mobilization are seen being dispatched to combat coordination areas after a military call-up for the Russia-Ukraine war in Moscow, Russia on October 10, 2022.

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Ukraine is legalizing medicinal marijuana to treat stress and cancer among war survivors

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Employees separate flowers of cannabis from the stems, and the Ukrainian parliament votes on the legalization of medicinal cannabis.
The Ukrainian parliament on Thursday voted in a bill that legalizes medicinal cannabis.

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Xi Jinping and Russia's PM took a victory lap over the US's failure to economically isolate Russia since its invasion of Ukraine

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This pool photograph distributed by Russian state owned agency Sputnik shows Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Chinese President Xi Jinping shaking hands prior to their meeting in Beijing on December 20, 2023.

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Ukrainian sea-drone operator describes taking out a Russian ship, says the tech is redefining warfare

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A Ukrainian surface drone called
A Ukrainian sea drone called "Sea Baby."

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Russian soldiers are facing a 'mouse fever' outbreak on the frontlines, Ukrainian intel says

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A Ukrainian military health worker holds up a mouse with scissors in front of the trench in Donetsk Region of Ukraine in December 2023.
A Ukrainian military health worker holds up a mouse with scissors in front of the trench in Donetsk Region of Ukraine in December 2023.

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The US has a game plan for the Ukraine war which rests on Kyiv holding out until 2025: report

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Archer artillery system
An Archer artillery system firing on Russian position in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on December 16, 2023

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Russia keeps proving its 'undefeatable' missile doesn't work that well, UK intel says

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A Russian Air Force MiG-31K jet carries a high-precision hypersonic aero-ballistic missile Kh-47M2 Kinzhal during the Victory Day military parade to celebrate 73 years since the end of WWII and the defeat of Nazi Germany, in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, May 9, 2018.
A Russian MiG-31K jet armed with a Kh-47M2 Kinzhal missile in a 2018 file photo.

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The Kremlin's making Western companies jump through more hoops to get out: NYT

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Vladimir Putin on October 13 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Ukraine's war machine is starting to slow down as Western ammo dries up

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A soldier covers his ears as an M777 howitzer is fired on the frontline in Zaporizhzhya.

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Recruitment officers in Ukraine are resorting to conscription raids on gyms and shopping centers: report

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A Ukrainian soldier putting a blue tape on another soldier's uniform in Kyiv
A Ukrainian soldier putting a blue tape on another soldier's uniform in Kyiv on March 21, 2022.

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