Ukraine's top general wanted a bold counteroffensive a year earlier that the US thought was too risky. It might have reshaped the war.

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The 10th Mountain Assault Brigade of Ukraine fire in the Bakhmut District, Donetsk Region on September 16, 2023.

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When critical equipment broke in a firefight, Ukrainian soldiers used their belts to load the 620-pound rockets needed to keep killing Russia's tanks: book

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Ukrainian artillery unit fires with a BM-27 Uragan, a self-propelled 220 mm multiple rocket launcher, at a position near a frontline in Donetsk region on August 27, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Ukrainian artillery unit fires with a BM-27 Uragan, a self-propelled 220 mm multiple rocket launcher, at a position near a frontline in Donetsk region on August 27, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Russia painted fake fighter jets at its airfields, new satellite images show, likely to trick Ukraine into not blowing up the real deal

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Primorsko-Akhtarsk base on Dec. 28, 2023.
Primorsko-Akhtarsk base on Dec. 28, 2023.

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Russia struggled to push the Ukrainians into the river after its planes were shot down, intel says, showing how a surprising failure at the war's start is still a problem

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Sukhoi Su-34 bombers drop bombs during the Aviadarts competition, as part of the International Army Games 2018, at the Dubrovichi range outside Ryazan, Russia August 4, 2018.
Sukhoi Su-34 bombers drop bombs during the Aviadarts competition, as part of the International Army Games 2018, at the Dubrovichi range outside Ryazan, Russia August 4, 2018.

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Photos show sappers neutralizing the warhead of one of Russia's overhyped Kinzhal missiles after it was shot down

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A Ukrainian sapper recovers the warhead of a Kinzhal missile.
A Ukrainian sapper recovers the warhead of a Kinzhal missile.

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A Russian plane accidentally dropped a bomb on Russia-occupied territory in Ukraine, an official said. It's the second such incident this month.

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A Sukhoi Su-57 jet fighter performs during the MAKS 2021 air show in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow, Russia, July 25, 2021.
A Sukhoi Su-57 jet fighter performing during the MAKS 2021 air show in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow, Russia, on July 25, 2021.

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Ukraine special forces say they helped destroy a Russian weapons system that was blocking satellite comms

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Ukrainian missile unit hitting Russia's electronic warfare system Tirada-2
A missile reportedly hitting a Russian Tirada-2 in Ukraine's Donetsk region in a video shared by Ukraine's Special Forces on Telegram on January 8, 2023.

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Putin had to go 'cap in hand' to beg North Korea for weapons, says the UK's defense secretary

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Kim Jong Un (left) and Vladimir Putin (right).
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (right).

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Fears grow that Ukraine could run out of US-supplied Patriot missiles

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Patriot missile is fired during PATRIOT SPARK 23 exercise at the Black Sea training range in Capu Midia, Constanta, Romania, November 15, 2023.
Patriot missile is fired during PATRIOT SPARK 23 exercise at the Black Sea training range in Capu Midia, Constanta, Romania, November 15, 2023.

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Russian forces repeated failed tank assaults 7 times across the same kill zone and were destroyed each time, says report

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A Russian armored column attacked in a Ukrainian forest.
A Russian armored column was attacked in a Ukrainian forest.

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