Ukraine feels the strain amid 'very heated' fighting in Avdiivka as Russia presses on with new Donbas offensive

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Ukrainian soldiers fire artillery on Russian positions on the frontline in the city of Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on July 27, 2023 amid Russia-Ukraine war.
Ukrainian soldiers firing artillery on Russian positions on the frontline in the city of Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on July 27.

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Russia is bringing back its bloody 'human wave' tactics, throwing poorly trained troops into a massive new assault in eastern Ukraine, White House says

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Russians called up as part of the partial mobilization go through military training in Rostov on October 21, 2022.

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Zelenskyy advisor says slow Western weapon deliveries put Ukraine 6 to 9 months behind in its fight back against Russia

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Ukrainian soldiers firing on Russian position on October 10, 2023, in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.

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Russia rolls out currency controls in a bid to revive the ruble, which has cratered against the dollar this year

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Russia brought back some currency controls late Wednesday, in a bid to prop up the slumping ruble.

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The IMF raises its economic outlook for both Russia and Ukraine, even as the war between them rages on

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A view of the flag of Ukraine during the celebration of the National Flag Day of Ukraine in Lviv, Ukraine on August 23, 2023.

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Ukraine's attacks in Crimea are 'degrading' Russia's Black Sea Fleet, but have not defeated it: ISW

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A ship in Russia's Black Sea fleet.

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Russia is pounding Ukraine with glide bombs. 40 of the massive weapons were dropped on a single Ukrainian region in one night, a military expert said.

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Russian Su-35 jets can fire gliding bombs from a long distance.

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Russian party official killed in Ukrainian car bomb attack in occupied Kherson

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A car lies wrecked by a missile fragment explosion in Darnytskyi district of the city on September 21, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Russia launched more than 20 missiles on the capital of Ukraine, which Ukrainian Air Defense Forces say were shot down.

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Putin has bet Russia's entire economy on war. An expert says it's his best shot at maintaining control of the country.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin joins his hands as he holds a meeting of the Russia — Land of Opportunity platform supervisory board at the Catherine's Hall of the Kremlin in Moscow on April 20, 2022.

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If Rep. Jim Jordan wins the race for House speaker, it could be the death knell for US aid to Ukraine

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Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio.

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