Cuba says its citizens were recruited to fight with Russia in Ukraine — but the government is only cracking down now 'because they got caught,' former counterintelligence officer says

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A Cuban sailor walks past the Russian Navy training ship, Perekop, in Havana Bay, Cuba, Tuesday, July 11, 2023.

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Russia is teaching high schoolers how to use drones and handle rifles so future draftees are more ready for the frontlines, UK intel says

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Russian military troops take part in a military drill on Sernovodsky polygon close to the Chechnya border, some 260 km from south Russian city of Stavropol, on March 19, 2015.
Russian military troops take part in a military drill on Sernovodsky polygon close to the Chechnya border, some 260 km from south Russian city of Stavropol, on March 19, 2015.

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US is sending Ukraine ammunition that can not only pierce Russian tank armor but also ignite inside

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An M1A2 Abrams tank assigned to the 98th Cavalry Regiment, fires a tank round at a target during a live fire qualifications at the Udairi Multi Purpose Range Complex, Kuwait, August, 2023.
An M1A2 Abrams tank assigned to the 98th Cavalry Regiment, fires a tank round at a target during a live fire qualifications at the Udairi Multi Purpose Range Complex, Kuwait, August, 2023.

US Army Photo by Sgt. Joaquin Vasquez-Duran

Ukraine's front-line forces are trying to fight their way through Russia's formidable Surovikin Line. Here's what that is.

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A Ukrainian serviceman loads a shell into a mortar as he fires toward Russian troops at a position near the front line in the Zaporizhzhia region on Sept. 4, 2023.
A Ukrainian serviceman loads a shell into a mortar as he fires toward Russian troops at a position near the front line in the Zaporizhzhia region on Sept. 4, 2023.

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Russia keeps jamming Ukrainian drones, forcing their operators to move closer to the front line — and into greater danger

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A Ukrainian drone operator from the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade holds a drone during the testing of new military equipment including FPV drones on the training area amid Russia-Ukraine war in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on August 03, 2023.
A Ukrainian drone operator from the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade holds a drone during the testing of new military equipment including FPV drones on the training area amid Russia-Ukraine war in Donetsk Oblast, U

A Russian commander used military helicopters to transport his pet cat, says pilot who defected to Ukraine

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A Russian military helicopter flies over Donetsk.
A Russian military helicopter flies over Donetsk.

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Russia's invasion has turned Ukraine into the country with the highest cluster munition casualties in the world, even more than Syria

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A cluster bomb capsule seen on the ground at the frontline city of Avdiivka, Ukraine, on March 23, 2023.
A cluster bomb capsule seen on the ground at the frontline city of Avdiivka, Ukraine, on March 23, 2023.

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Ukraine used US-supplied Bradley IFV to evacuate civilians while under heavy fire, including one woman with her cat: report

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A Ukrainian serviceman of the 47th Magura Separate Mechanised Brigade drives a M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle at a position near a front line in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region.
A M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle at a position near the front line in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, June 2023.

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A Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine said his helicopter crew panicked when they realised what was happening but couldn't stop him as he was the only one who could fly it

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A still from an video showing who Ukraine says is a Russian helicopter pilot who defected with his aircraft to Ukraine.
A still from an video showing a pilot Ukraine says defected with his helicopter.

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The Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine with a Mi-8 helicopter said he flew 32 feet above the ground to avoid being seen and turned off his transponder, per the WSJ

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Composite photo of a Mi-8 helicopter and Russian pilot who defected.
Left: A Russian Mi-8 military helicopter in Russia on January 19, 2022; Right: The Defense Intelligence of Ukraine published a video interview with a man identified as a Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine with a Mi-8 helicopter last month.

Left: REUTERS/Sergey Pivovarov; Right: Defense Intelligence of Ukraine

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