A New Zealand veteran who led an elite unit in Ukraine and staged a dramatic rescue was killed in the fighting

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Kane Te Tai in an interview with CNN in Vulhedar, Ukraine, recorded in February 2023.
Kane Te Tai in an interview with CNN in Vulhedar, Ukraine, recorded in February 2023.

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Prince William made a surprise trip to visit troops at the Ukraine border

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The Prince of Wales meets members of the British Armed forces in Rzeszow, Poland.
The Prince of Wales meets members of the British Armed forces in Rzeszow, Poland.

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After calling the Russia-Ukraine war a 'territorial dispute,' DeSantis says Putin is a 'war criminal' and 'basically a gas station with a bunch of nuclear weapons'

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Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida at a news conference in Miami, Fla., on January 26, 2023.

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Cursing Putin, top Ukrainian officials said peace talks with him are 'impossible' and that 'such evil' can only be crushed by force

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Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Days after Putin's dead-of-night trip to a city far from the front, Zelenskyy visited the heart of the bloodiest fighting in Ukraine

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A split image showing Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (right) visiting different regions in Ukraine over the past week.
A split image showing Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (right) visiting different regions in Ukraine over the past week.

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Even with F-16s, Ukraine's pilots still wouldn't be 'out of the woods' against Russia's air force, US officials say

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Two US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons
US Air Force F-16.

US Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Lotz

Russia's assault on Bakhmut is losing the limited momentum it had, says UK intel, complicating its best chance at a symbolic victory

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Ukrainian service members fire a howitzer M119 at a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the city of Bakhmut, Ukraine March 10, 2023.
Ukrainian service members fire a howitzer M119 amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the city of Bakhmut, Ukraine March 10, 2023.

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Russian recruits are making videos directly addressed to Putin begging for more support amid 'meat assaults'

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A man dressed in a Russian military uniform puts his hand on the train window as he says goodbye to someone.
A new army conscript waves goodbye as he sets off with a train to the military site in St. Petersburg, Russia, Oct. 27, 2021.

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Ukrainians are riding tanks captured from an elite Russian unit into battle in Bakhmut, but their new gear may not last long

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The Ukrainian army fires a captured Russian tank T-80 at the Russian position in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022.
Ukrainian troops fire a captured Russian T-80 tank at Russian positions in the Donetsk region on November 22.

AP Photo/LIBKOS

At a key moment in the war, the US is rushing to get powerful Abrams tanks to Ukraine faster

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M1A2 Abrams tank
An M1A2 Abrams at the Army Armor School at Fort Benning in Georgia on April 29, 2022.

US Army/Spc. Joshua Taeckens

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