Russia is putting up a stiffer fight in Kursk and is sending well-equipped soldiers, says Ukrainian commander

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A Ukrainian soldier behind a tree after hearing the sound of a drone in the town center of Sudzha, Russia, on August 16, 2024.
A Ukrainian soldier behind a tree after hearing the sound of a drone in the town center of Sudzha, Russia, on August 16, 2024.

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Ukraine got America's top tank without the latest and greatest armor upgrades, which are 'top secret,' but it's adding its own

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A soldier standing next to a M1A1 Abrams tank.
A Ukrainian soldier on a US-provided M1A1 Abrams tank at an undisclosed location.

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Ukraine says it destroyed glide bombs at a Russian air base that aircraft fly out of to bomb the front lines

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A screenshot from a video FAB-3000 glide bomb mid-flight, surrounded by clouds, with the logo of the Russian defense ministry in the top-right corner.
A FAB-3000 glide bomb is seen mid-flight in this video released on July 14 by the Russian Ministry of Defense.

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The Kremlin is trying to convince Russians to accept Ukraine's Kursk incursion as a 'new normal': report

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A security guard held their weapon in front of a center for the reception of war-displaced people and humanitarian aid distribution in Kursk on August 16, 2024.
Outside a center for the reception of war-displaced people and humanitarian aid distribution in Kursk on August 16, 2024.

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See inside the NYC-sized area of Russia that Ukraine seized in its lightning offensive

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A statue of Vladimir Lenin in the Russian town of Sudzha is damaged by fighting as a tattered Russian flag billows in the background.
A statue of Vladimir Lenin in the Russian town of Sudzha was damaged by fighting as a tattered Russian flag billows in the background.

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Russia appears to be using wired, unjammable fiber-optic drones that could fix a big problem its operators have faced in this war

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An FPV drone of Ukraine's 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade is seen in air during a test flight at a training ground on May 3, 2024.
An FPV drone of Ukraine's 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade is seen in air during a test flight at a training ground.

REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

Ukrainian military says its forces have captured more territory in Russia in two weeks than Putin's troops have seized in Ukraine this year

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Ukrainian servicemen ride a military vehicle near the Russian border in Ukraine's Sumy region on August 10.
Ukrainian servicemen ride a military vehicle near the Russian border in Ukraine's Sumy region on August 10.

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A Russian warlord's new Cybertruck shows how Western sanctions are full of holes

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Ramzan Kadyrov, leader of the Russian Republic of Chechnya, stands on top of a Tesla Cybertruck with what appears to be a machine gun mounted to it.
Ramzan Kadyrov, leader of the Russian Republic of Chechnya, posted a video of himself driving a Tesla Cybertruck with what appeared to be a machine gun mounted on top.

Ramzan Kadyrov/Telegram

Ukraine is rationing shells on the front with ammo redirected for the assault on Kursk, commander says

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Ukrainian soldiers of a mortar unit fired a mortar in the direction of Toretsk, Ukraine, on August 18, 2024.
Ukrainian mortar unit firing in the direction of Toretsk, Ukraine, on August 18, 2024.

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An elite Russian commander told Moscow's troops that they would 'go to heaven' if they died in Kursk

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Local volunteers walk past a building damaged by Ukrainian strikes in Kursk.
Local volunteers walk past a building damaged by Ukrainian strikes in Kursk.

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