Pregnant Ukrainian soldiers are requesting special uniforms to fit their growing bellies as they continue to serve for up to 7 months into their pregnancies

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Three side-by-side photos of special uniforms made for pregnant soldiers in Ukraine.
Zemliachky has bought and sent about 30 military uniforms to pregnant soldiers since the war began, the organization's founders said.

Courtesy of Zemliachky

Video shows a fireball erupting next to Moscow's glitzy skyscrapers as the capital's finance district is struck by drone attacks

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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. Russian Defense Ministry reported that an attempt to attack the Moscow region of Ukraine with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) was blocked.

Poland's prime minister fears over 100 Wagner mercs approaching his country's borders will try to pose as migrants and sneak into NATO territory

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One image shows Mateusz Morawiecki, Polish Prime Minister, attending a press conference, while another shows members of Wagner group stand on the balcony of a building
Over 100 Wagner mercenaries have gathered near Poland's border with Belarus, Morawiecki said.

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Russia's bitcoin-mining industry is booming through war and sanctions

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People walk along closed empty Red Square with the Kremlin Wall in the background in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Life has returned to normal in the Russian capital after the abortive coup mounted by mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin.

(AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

How Russia's war has reshaped Ukraine's economy

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

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A sanctioned Russian billionaire says the UK searched his multimillion-dollar London home illegally using allegations from a 15-year-old report

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Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman
Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman is challenging the UK police's raids on his home.

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Putin can't fire his inept defense minister after the Wagner uprising, so he sent Sergei Shoigu to 'break bread and glad hand' in North Korea instead, expert says

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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

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"Neutral" China sends millions in weapons to Russia to fight Ukraine

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A loophole allowed China to send Russia enough weapons to outfit an entire army, including protective gear, drones, and thermal-optical sights.

Even a Russian-cofounded bank can't fund new projects in the country — and it shows just how financially isolated the country is

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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff (L) welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin upon his arrival to the 6th BRICS summit in Fortaleza, Brazil, on July 15, 2014. Leaders of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) group of emerging powers gathered in Brazil on Tuesday to launch a new development bank and a reserve fund seen as counterweights to Western-led financial institutions.

A Ukrainian MP is being investigated for calling in sick during the war, and then showing up in the Maldives with his wife and kids

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An overhead shot of the beach resorts in the Maldives.
Aristov was found to be staying in the Maldives after leaving the country in June for a supposed mission in Poland.

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