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,
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.
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
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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Ukraine says it's new drone can fly 20 miles and is resistant to electronic jamming

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A picture of Ukraine's new Backfire drone.
The Backfire drone is currently being prepared for mass production, Ukraine said.

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Ukraine says its marines have fortified a captured river bank, letting them smack the Russians

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Three Ukrainian servicemen of the 123rd Territorial Defense Brigade next to the Dnipro River
Three Ukrainian servicemen stand guard on a position next to the Dnipro River, in an undisclosed location in the Kherson region, on November 6, 2023.

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Russian soldiers are rumored to be sticking their hands out of trenches because they want to get shot

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A Ukrainian soldier in a trench surrounded by fog and burnt trees
A Ukrainian soldier digs a trench near Bakhmut, Ukraine, in October 2023.

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Zelenskyy says Russia has tried to kill him so many times, he's lost count

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, April 18, 2022.

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