Russia shot down several of its own planes in the early days of invading Ukraine, leaving it with few willing pilots, report says

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Russian MIG-29 jet fighters fly in the shape of the pro-war "Z" symbol ahead of Moscow's annual Victory Day Parade in May 2022.

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The US pledged to 'defend every inch of NATO territory' after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. So which countries does that include?

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People at a pro-Ukraine rally in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on Thursday after Russian troops attacked Ukraine.

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Ukrainian forces are training on fast and well-armed Leopard tanks in Spain, prime minister says

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A German Leopard 2A6 tank fires at its target during the Strong Europe Tank Challenge (SETC), at the 7th Army Training Command Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, May 12, 2017.
A German Leopard 2A6 tank fires at its target during the Strong Europe Tank Challenge (SETC), at the 7th Army Training Command Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, May 12, 2017.

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Russia will resort to drafting college students to throw more troops at the front lines, Ukrainian intel says

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Russian soldiers in St. Petersburg on August 25, 2022.

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Wagner boss drops gruesome photo of war dead while blasting top Russian military leaders for getting them killed

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Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin attends the funeral of Dmitry Menshikov, a fighter of the Wagner group who died during a special operation in Ukraine, at the Beloostrovskoye cemetery outside St. Petersburg, Russia, on Dec. 24, 2022.
Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin attends the funeral of Dmitry Menshikov, a fighter of the Wagner group who died during a special operation in Ukraine, at the Beloostrovskoye cemetery outside St.

NATO is seeing signs China might help Russia wage its war, but the US has threatened 'serious consequences' if it does

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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg attends a news conference during a NATO defence ministers' meeting at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium February 15, 2023.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg attends a news conference during a NATO defence ministers' meeting at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium February 15, 2023.

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These battles and major moments have shaped a brutal year of war in Ukraine

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Ukrainian soldiers fire a Pion artillery system at Russian positions near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Friday, Dec. 16, 2022.
Ukrainian soldiers fire a Pion artillery system at Russian positions near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Friday, Dec. 16, 2022.

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Russian mercenary boss passed money laundering checks by using a utility bill in his 81-year-old mother's name, report says

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Prigozhin at a foreign investors meeting in St. Petersburg in 2016.

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How I kept my Kyiv business afloat as Russia dropped bombs around my homeland

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Alina Kachorovska, Ukrainian founder
Alina Kachorovska is the founder of the Ukrainian shoe brand Kachorovska.

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The average life expectancy of a frontline soldier in eastern Ukraine is around 4 hours, an American fighting in 'the meat grinder' says

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A Ukrainian soldier fires toward Russian positions outside Bakhmut, Ukraine, on November 8.

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