This is the M1 Abrams, the powerful American main battle tank the US is sending to Ukraine

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An M1A2 Abrams main battle tank from the Minnesota National Guard races through a breach in a barbed wire obstacle during the 116th eXportable Combat Training Exercise at the Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho
An M1A2 Abrams main battle tank from the Minnesota National Guard races through a breach in a barbed wire obstacle during the 116th eXportable Combat Training Exercise at the Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho.

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Now that Ukraine is finally getting the tanks it wants, it's already looking for the next big thing — fighter jets

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F-16 Fighting Falcons based in the Central Command area of operations conduct armed aerial patrols over Somalia in support of Operation Octave Quartz Jan. 2, 2021
A US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon

US Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Trevor T. McBride

Germany has at last offered to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine, and a big batch of US Abrams are going that way too

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The Leopard 2A7 main battle tank of the German Armed Forces participates in the
The Leopard 2A7 main battle tank of the German Armed Forces participates in the "Land Operations" military exercises during a media day at the Bundeswehr training grounds on October 14, 2016 near Bergen, Germany.

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Russia orders the creation of 24 penal colonies in occupied Ukraine, says report

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Security worker walks by the gate of a penal colony in Vladimir, Russia.

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Leopard tanks are the 'right' weapon to send Ukraine, but don't expect a 'silver bullet,' military expert says

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A Leopard 2 A7V battle tank prior an event to mark the reception of the first units of the new tank on September 15, 2021 in Bad Frankenhausen, Germany.
A Leopard 2 A7V battle tank prior an event to mark the reception of the first units of the new tank on September 15, 2021 in Bad Frankenhausen, Germany.

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The majority of Russia's armed forces are against the policies of their leaders, FSB defector says

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In this handout photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, center, walks out of a trench, escorted by a group of officers as he inspects Russian troops at an undisclosed location in Ukraine.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, center, walks out of a trench at an undisclosed location in Ukraine.

Ukraine's allies are finally sending the advanced tanks it asked for. Now they want it to embrace a rapid, aggressive style of warfare.

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A Leopard 2A7 main battle tank of the German Armed Forces drives during a training exercise in 2019
A Leopard 2A7 main battle tank of the German Armed Forces during a training exercise in 2019.

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Ukraine's 'iron general' inherited $1 million from a US software developer and donated it straight to the military

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Valerii Zaluzhnyi
Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Valerii Zaluzhnyi attends a session of the Ukrainian Parliament in Kyiv, on December 28, 2022.

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Zelenskyy fired 9 top officials after reports that members of his government went on vacation to Spain and France and took bribes during the war

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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a press conference following the tripartite meeting on January 11, 2023 in Lviv, Ukraine.

Ukraine is burning through artillery shells. Now the US is increasing production by 500%.

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US soldiers train with M777 howitzers at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, June 3, 2021

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