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The Russian helicopter pilot who defected to Ukraine said he did it to avoid being involved in 'genocide'

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A screen grab of Maxim Kuzminov.
A man identified as Maxim Kuzminov by Ukraine's Defense Intelligence, seen in a video interview published on September 3, 2023.

Defense Intelligence of Ukraine

A Ukrainian-made missile that could hit targets 930 miles inside Russia is nearly ready, says top security official

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Ukrainian soldiers use a launcher with US Javelin missiles.
In this image released by Ukrainian Defense Ministry Press Service, Ukrainian soldiers use a launcher with US Javelin missiles.

Ukrainian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP

Ukraine's military shared video of the moment it says one of its aerial drones sank a Russian naval vessel

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grayscale photo of boat near shore, one person between boat and beach, with targeting lines above boat
Ukraine claimed the attack destroyed a Russian KS-701 patrol boat, killing six "occupiers."

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Russia's front line defenses are so dangerous that Ukraine has to clear a path up to 10 miles wide to shatter them

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Soldiers and mechanics from Ukraine's 47th Mechanized Brigade go to change the wheels and tracks of a damaged US made Bradley Fighting Vehicle at a secret workshop in a wooded area in Zaporizhzhia Region, Ukraine.
Soldiers and mechanics from Ukraine's 47th Mechanized Brigade go to change the wheels and tracks of a damaged US made Bradley Fighting Vehicle at a secret workshop in a wooded area in Zaporizhzhia Region, Ukraine.

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Ukraine has a key bridge in its sights, and Russia is throwing whatever it can, from sunken ships to smoke screens, into trying to defend it

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A view taken on October 14, 2022 shows the Kerch Bridge that links Crimea to Russia, near Kerch, which was hit by a blast on October 8, 2022.

Video shows 2 Russian helicopters and a jet failing to take out a small Ukrainian drone, Ukraine says

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A Russian helicopter trying to take out a Ukrainian drone in Crimea.
A helicopter fires on a drone in a video posted on September 1, 2023, by Ukraine Defence Intelligence.

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A Ukrainian group says it's wreaking havoc on Russian occupiers, from directing missile strikes to trolling them with the national anthem

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A file photo of Russian soldiers guard an office for Russian citizenship applications as their military truck is parked nearby, in Melitopol, south Ukraine, on July 14, 2022.
Russian soldiers in Melitopol, an occupied city in southern Ukraine, in July 2022.

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Ukraine showed off experimental new land drones, including one mounted with a turret

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Six men, including Ukrainian minister Mykhailo Fedorov, standing next to a Ukrainian drone.
Six men, including the Ukrainian minister Mykhailo Federov (center, in sunglasses) next to a Ukrainian drone in a photo shared on August 28, 2023 by state-affiliated media.

Facebook/@Михайло Федоров

The ruble is failing — and now more Russians are cutting back on buying basic goods like food and toothpaste as prices jump

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Russian President Vladimir Putin in Armenia in November 2022.
Russian President Vladimir Putin in Armenia in November 2022.

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Hundreds of Russian soldiers are going AWOL and refusing to fight as morale plummets, UK intelligence says

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Russian military conscription soldiers troops Grozny Chechnya
Conscripts at a Russian military conscription office in Grozny, Chechnya on November 17, 2014.

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