After months of stalemate, it looks like Russia's long-feared new offensive in Ukraine has begun

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A landscape view of Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine, on a grey day, in which a plume of smoke rises on February 9, 2023.
Smog rises during shelling, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the front line city of Bakhmut in Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 9, 2023.

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How Sergei Shoigu went from Putin's wilderness bestie to the scapegoat for Russia's failures in Ukraine

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) shows mushrooms to Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu during his vacation in the remote Tuva region in southern Siberia, in August 2017.

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The explosive warheads in the suicide drones Russia is using against Ukraine are built to shred targets for maximum damage: report

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Destruction from a drone attack in Kyiv
Firefighters work after a drone attack on buildings in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Oct. 17, 2022.

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Trump's most loyal supporters in Congress are calling for an immediate halt to US support for Ukraine

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Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, left, Matt Gaetz of Florida, center, and Lauren Boebert of Colorado listen during the 15th round of votes in the House chamber as the chamber entered the fifth day trying to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, DC, on Saturday, January 7, 2023.

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There's nothing but 'zombie arguments' for not giving Ukraine fighter jets, one of its closest partners says

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A US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft
A US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft

US Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Crul

Ukraine says SpaceX needs to pick a side after the company decided Kyiv can't use its Starlink internet for military drones

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“Psycho”, 22 from the 80th Separate Air Assault Brigade disconnects their Starlink on the front line at Orthodox Christmas, during a ceasefire announced by Russia over the Orthodox Christmas period, from the frontline region of Kreminna, Ukraine, January 6, 2023.
A Ukrainian soldier disconnects their Starlink on the front lines near Kreminna, Ukraine, on January 6, 2023.

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Wagner Group stops recruiting prisoners as growing numbers refuse to be enlisted on suicide missions, reports say

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Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin addresses former convicts as he releases them from serving in his mercenary army, according to state-controlled media
Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin addresses former convicts as he releases them from serving in his mercenary army, according to state-controlled media.

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SpaceX never intended Starlink internet to be 'weaponized' in Ukraine, says COO

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Elon Musk is CEO of SpaceX.

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Russia has lost at least 1,500 tanks since the start of the Ukraine war, more than half of its invasion force: report

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A local resident rides a bicycle past abandoned Russian tanks in the village of Kurylivka, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine October 1, 2022.
A resident rides past abandoned Russian tanks in the village of Kurylivka in Kharkiv, Ukraine, October 1, 2022.

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China weighs in on the war in Ukraine, pushing Europe to stop trying to get Kyiv a 'complete victory' over Russia

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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Chinese President Xi Jinping at BRICS Summit in Brasilia
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Chinese President Xi Jinping at BRICS Summit in Brasilia

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