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Russia's ruble spikes as Putin and officials mull ways to prop up the currency after it dropped below a penny this week

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov (R) attend an expanded meeting of the Russian Defence Ministry Board at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow, on December 21, 2022.

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Ukraine angered by NATO official's suggestion that it could 'give up territory' to Russia and get NATO membership in return

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Stian Jenssen suggests Ukraine should cede part of its land to join NATO.
Stian Jenssen.

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A Ukrainian sergeant says the battleground was so thick with wounded soldiers that the evacuation vehicles were accidentally driving over their bodies

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Ukrainian soldiers help a wounded comrade into an evacuation vehicle in the frontline in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023.
Ukrainian soldiers help a wounded comrade into an evacuation vehicle in the frontline in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023.

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A Russian convict soldier told his wife he was used as 'bait' to find Ukrainian artillery. He's dead now.

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Ukrainian artillery batteries fire on the frontline as clashes continue near villages recaptured by the Ukrainian army in Donetsk, Ukraine, on June 21, 2023.

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Russian officers refused to collect the bodies of dead troops so the military wouldn't have to pay their families, convict soldier says

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Russian soldiers undergo a military training in Rostov, Russia, on December 6, 2022.

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Those desperate to break the deadlock in Ukraine are hoping China will turn on Russia. They shouldn't hold their breath.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during an official welcome ceremony at The Grand Kremlin Palace, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, March 21, 2023.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during an official welcome ceremony at The Grand Kremlin Palace, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, March 21, 2023.

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Ukraine's river raiders defy mosquito-infested bogs and the fear of being drowned by their body armor to harass Russian invaders

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Elite Ukrainian naval forces raiding a Russian-occupied island in the Dnipro river.
Elite Ukrainian naval forces raiding a Russian-occupied island in the Dnipro river.

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4 key types of landmines, how they work, and their impact on the Russia-Ukraine war

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A close-up of a landmine exposed in the dirt, with a Ukrainian soldier walking by in front of the bomb.
Hand or mechanically placed mines, such as the TM-62, are most commonly buried or laid on top of the ground.

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Overstretched Russian forces may lack the mechanized reserve to thwart Ukraine establishing a bridgehead on the Dnipro river, report says

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Elite Ukrainian naval forces raiding a Russian-occupied island in the Dnipro river.
Elite Ukrainian naval forces raiding a Russian-occupied island in the Dnipro river.

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Russia's economy takes a hit as its current-account surplus crashes 85% compared to last year

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) meets with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the Bocharov Ruchei state residence in Sochi, March 10, 2014.

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