A Ukrainian artillery commander said there's a 'competition' between brigades to see who can kill the most Russians

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A Ukrainian soldier fires during battle in Avdiivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, August 18, 2023.
A Ukrainian soldier fires during battle in Avdiivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, August 18, 2023.

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Ukraine's risky decision to stay and let Russia bash its forces against Bakhmut came with costs but was worth it

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FILE - Ukrainian soldiers fire artillery at Russian positions near Bakhmut, in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, on Nov. 20, 2022.
FILE - Ukrainian soldiers fire artillery at Russian positions near Bakhmut, in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, on Nov. 20, 2022.

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Ukraine likely took out over 70 Russians in a precision strike 14 miles behind the front line, UK intel says

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Ukrainian soldiers firing artillery at their fighting position in the direction of Bakhmut, Ukraine, on November 18, 2023.

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A 2-year-old girl who was seized from a Ukrainian orphanage was adopted by a Putin ally: BBC

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Then Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (C) and then chairman of the Federation Council, the upper house of the Russian parliament, Sergey Mironov (R) on May 8, 2011 in Moscow, Russia.

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PHOTOS: The adorable cats and dogs that have kept Ukrainian troops company in front-line trenches

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A cat looks down at a Ukrainian soldier resting in a trench on the front line with Russia backed separatists near Krasnogorivka village, Donetsk region on February 28, 2020.
A cat looks down at a Ukrainian soldier resting in a trench on the front line with Russia backed separatists near Krasnogorivka village, Donetsk region on February 28, 2020.

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Why Ukraine hasn't been using its dozens of powerful US Abrams tanks

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A US-made M1A1 Abrams tank, mounted with a mine roller, pictured in Grafenwoehr, Germany.

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I'm an American spending Thanksgiving as a combat nurse under fire on the frontline in Ukraine

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Rebekah Maciorowski in front of a van kitted out with medical supplies.

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Ukraine's new ATACMS shook Russia's attack helicopter fleet, but experts say Russian Ka-52 'Alligators' are still a threat to the front lines

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A Russian Ka-52 "Alligator" military helicopter fires a missile during the Aviadarts competition, as part of the International Army Games 2021, at the Dubrovichi range outside Ryazan, Russia August 27, 2021.

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Ukrainian forces blew up a dance hall where an actress was performing for Russian troops: reports

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Russian paratroopers march during the military parade at the 76th Guards Air Assault Division in Pskov, Russia, March 2020.

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US officials helped Cisco sneak a cybersecurity prototype into Ukraine using a plane carrying humanitarian aid

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A blackout in Odesa, Ukraine in February 2023.

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