Russia recruiting female convicts into the military report says, as the role of women in the Ukraine war expands

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Female Russian soldiers during the rehearsals for the Victory Day Military Parade
Female Russian soldiers during the rehearsals for the Victory Day Military Parade, April 18, 2022.

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Ukraine says it took out one of Russia's supersonic strategic bombers for the first time

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Ukraine claims to have shot down a Russian Tu-22M3 bomber
Ukraine claims to have shot down a Russian Tu-22M3 bomber

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Ukraine's facing a perfect storm of problems, and a vote in Congress could make or break its war with Russia

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Soldiers from the Ukrainian 63rd Brigade are hiding artillery unit 2S3 Akatsiya, a Russian-made self-propelled howitzer of 152 caliber, on the firing positions as Russia-Ukraine war continues in Lyman, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on April 13, 2024.
Soldiers from the Ukrainian 63rd Brigade are hiding artillery unit 2S3 Akatsiya, a Russian-made self-propelled howitzer of 152 caliber, on the firing positions as Russia-Ukraine war continues in Lyman, Donetsk

Ukraine is losing its war against Russia. Here's what its defeat might look like.

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Kharkiv attack
A fire at an oil depot following a Russian drone strike on February 10, 2024, in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

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Mike Johnson and progressives are strange bedfellows on Israel and Ukraine aid

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Progressives like Rep. Ilhan Omar are big fans of Speaker Mike Johnson's new plan on Ukraine and Israel aid.
Progressives like Rep. Ilhan Omar are big fans of Speaker Mike Johnson's new plan on Ukraine and Israel aid.

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Ukraine says it took out prized Russian S-400 launchers with a strike on a base in Crimea

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Russian S-400 Triumph/SA-21 Growler medium-range and long-range surface-to-air missile systems drive during the Victory Day parade at Red Square in Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2015.

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A NATO state said it could buy Patriot systems for Ukraine from countries not prepared to give them directly

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The Patriot air defense system was test-fired during a 2017 training in Greece.
A Patriot air defense system test-fired during a 2017 training in Greece.

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Russia's hunted A-50 command planes are its eyes over Ukraine. Here's how it compares to the Boeing E-3 Sentry.

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A US E-3 Sentry, at left, and a Russian A-50 are early warning aircraft that play critical roles in military operations.
A US E-3 Sentry, left, and a Russian A-50 are early warning aircraft that play critical roles in military operations.

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Front-line NATO countries will be staring down a 'battle-hardened Russia' able to more easily strike if Ukraine falls, war analyst warns

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An Estonian soldier is seen in a camouflaged armoured personnel carrier in Tapa, Estonia on 20 May, 2023.
An Estonian soldier is seen in a camouflaged armoured personnel carrier in Tapa, Estonia on 20 May, 2023.

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Ukraine was in trouble already — now it openly admits it's on track to lose

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A Ukrainian soldier fires towards the Russian position as the Ukrainian soldiers from the artillery unit wait for ammunition assistance at the frontline in the direction of Avdiivka as the Russia-Ukraine war continues in Donetsk.
A Ukrainian soldier fires towards the Russian position in the direction of Avdiivka as the Russia-Ukraine war continues in Donetsk.

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