Russia is barely training its troops, probably rendering them incapable of going on the offensive, UK intel says

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Russian soldiers in St. Petersburg on August 25, 2022.

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Russia's scramble to strengthen its southern lines has likely weakened its defenses around Bakhmut, with Ukrainian forces just 5 miles from the city, UK intel says

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Ukrainian troops fire M142 HIMARS rockets toward Bakhmut on May 18, 2023.

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Both Ukraine and Russia are sending troops to fight over a bunch of small islands. It's a way to distract from the front lines, UK intel says.

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Elite Ukrainian naval forces raiding a Russian-occupied island in the Dnipro river.
Elite Ukrainian naval forces raiding a Russian-occupied island in the Dnipro river in a video released in July.

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Ukraine's capture of two villages shows 'severe degradation' of Russia's defending troops, experts say

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A Ukrainian soldier walking among several burned remains of armored vehicles.
Destroyed Russian armored vehicles and tanks seen in Lyman, Donetsk region, Ukraine on October 5, 2022.

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A Cuban teenager was offered a job doing 'construction work' in Russia. Instead he was sent to fight on the front lines in Ukraine.

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The gutted remains of a destroyed Russian tank lies at the front line in Ukraine.
The gutted remains of a destroyed Russian tank lies at the front line in Ukraine.

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3 Russian soldiers on a supply run were blown up by a grenade when they had a barbecue, got drunk, and started arguing: local reports

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A composite image of a Russian F1 Grenade and a Russian military service advertisement.
A composite image of a Russian F1 Grenade and a Russian military service advertisement.

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Russian soldiers say they dream of conquering Ukrainian cities and moving their families there in haunting recruitment ad

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A man walks past a billboard advertising contract service in the army that reads "There is such a profession to defend the Fatherland" in Moscow.

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Ukraine looks to seize interest on Russia's frozen assets as Kyiv scrambles for wartime funds

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A Ukrainian tank during firing practice process at special shooting range near the frontline in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine on March 29, 2023.

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Ukraine is firing up to 7,000 rounds a day, a fraction of the 60,000 shells Russia was firing earlier this year: report

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Ukrainian artillery teams fire Pions toward Russian positions in Bakhmut on Feb. 5, 2023.
Ukrainian artillery teams fire toward Russian positions in Bakhmut, February 5, 2023.

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Russia is exhausting its resources and 'a reckoning is coming,' says Ukraine's spy chief

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Russian forces ride on an armored vehicle in Armyansk on February 22, 2022.
Russian forces ride on an armored vehicle in Armyansk on February 22, 2022.

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