Russia and Iran's 'unprecedented' military ties worried the US, but it's starting to look like Russia can't hold up its end of the deal

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, at a summit in Samarkand in September.

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A storied cathedral protected by the UN in Ukraine's key port city of Odesa has now been bombed twice — once by Putin and once by Stalin

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Believers gathered next to the Transfiguration Cathedral damaged by Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine July 23, 2023.
Believers gather next to the Transfiguration Cathedral, damaged by a Russian missile strike, in Odesa, Ukraine.

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The Ukrainians are begging Western countries for F-16s, but they've also got their eyes on an often overlooked Swedish jet

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Gripens over Sweden in May 2020.

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Ukraine is losing on average 4-5 men to advance a few hundred feet in its counteroffensive, causing morale to suffer, report says

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A Ukrainian soldier is seen, near the front line close to the newly liberated village Neskuchne in Donetsk region, Ukraine June 13, 2023.

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The US has no plans to supply the prized long-range Army Tactical Missile System for Ukraine's stuttering counteroffensive, officials say

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ATACMS Army Tactical Missile System

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An area of Ukraine approximately the size of Florida is now riddled with land mines, which could take hundreds of years to reverse: report

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A Ukrainian deminer carries unexploded material during demining work at an airport in Hostomel, Ukraine.

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Ukraine's military is overcoming Russia's dense minefields and its counteroffensive is poised to 'gain pace,' Zelenskyy says

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The leader of clearance team explains the operation as Ukrainian army's 35th Marine Brigade members conduct mine clearance work at a field in Donetsk, Ukraine on July 11, 2023.
The leader of a clearance team explains the operation as the Ukrainian army's 35th Marine Brigade members conduct mine clearance work at a field in Donetsk, Ukraine on July 11, 2023.

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Ukraine's allies are shifting focus from donating weapons to fixing them as Western-supplied armor proves resilient to Russian fire, reports say

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A military land vehicle lies wrecked by a shelling on April 12, 2023 in Bakhmut, Ukraine
A military land vehicle lies wrecked by a shelling on April 12, 2023 in Bakhmut, Ukraine

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Zelenskyy says the Kerch Bridge 'feeds the war' and that Russia's link to Crimea must be 'neutralized'

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A view shows a fire on the Kerch bridge at sunrise in the Kerch Strait, Crimea.

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After Ukraine's success with US-made HIMARS, European militaries are looking for their own rocket artillery

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Ukrainian troops fire an M142 HIMARS toward Bakhmut in May.

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