Russia is jamming 'sophisticated' US weapons being used in Ukraine, making them useless, report says

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This US Air Force file image obtained 13 March 2003 shows the JDAM-ER, or Joint Direct Attack Munition-Extended Range, shown on an F-16 Fighting Falcon before a test at White Sands Missile Range,New Mexico.

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A feared Ukrainian female sniper the Russians call 'Punisher' says women can be especially deadly on the battlefield because a male soldier might hesitate to take a shot, but a woman 'never' does

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Ukrainian civilians, mostly women, attend a military training to take part in defending their country as the war with Russia continues in Kyiv, Ukraine on July 24, 2023.
Ukraine has approximately 60,000 women serving in its armed forces.

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Russia's so desperate for soldiers that it's offering a $5,200 sign-on bonus to recruit from neighboring Kazakhstan

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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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Ukraine released footage of a HIMARS strike on Russians gathering out in the open on a beach, saying it took out 200 troops

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Ukraine uploaded a video Tuesday of a HIMARS strike on a sand bank.

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Top banks made $6 billion trading the ruble last year amid Western exodus from Russia, report says

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Amputations in Ukraine are as widespread as in the trenches of World War I due to Russia's heavy use of mines and artillery: report

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Danylo Lytvynenko, a 20-year-old soldier who was blown up by an anti-personnel mine and underwent amputationat the UNBROKEN center in Lviv, Ukraine on March 11, 2023.

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The biggest Western bank still operating in Russia gave its employees an extra $220 million over the last 6 months. That's an average of $24,000 per employee.

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A man walks past the logo of Raiffeisen bank seen atop a building behind a huge monument to Vladimir Lenin, the founder of the USSR, in Moscow on April 3, 2023. - Austrian banking group Raiffeisen, one of the last major Western banks in Russia, said on March 30, 2023 it was considering a
The biggest Western bank still operating in Russia gave its employees an extra $220 million over the last 6 months.

Russia's seaborne oil exports hit their lowest level in 7 months

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Ukraine is using a new exploding drone to target Russia, say experts. But the 'Beaver' may have one major weakness.

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A general view of a damaged office block of the Moscow International Business Center after Ukrainian drones attacks in Moscow, Russia on July 30, 2023.

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The Kremlin has pumped so much money into the economy that it's creating a boom — but this house of cards could topple anytime soon

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The Russian economy has been doing far better than expected even amid sweeping sanctions, but most analysts do not expect this to last.

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