Ukrainian troops face critical delays while learning to pilot F-16 jets and won't be ready to fly until next summer

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An F-16 jet with its landing gear extended to land at the U.S. military airfield at Spangdahlem, Germany.
President Joe Biden, who had staunchly opposed sending F-16s to Ukraine, in May reversed course and backed the idea of providing training to Ukrainian troops to pilot the jets.

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Newlywed soldiers on Ukraine's frontline dream of growing old together: 'The main thing is to survive'

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Sniper Vitaly Orlich and signal corps member Kristina were married on Sunday
Soldiers Vitalii Orlich and his bride Kristina were wed last year in a joint ceremony with two other soldiers. Wartime weddings have continued throughout the Russian invasion in quiet ceremonies.

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How Russia's war has reshaped Ukraine's economy

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Ukrainian troops fire M142 HIMARS rockets toward Bakhmut on May 18, 2023.

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A wealthy Russian businessman claims the UK detained his $50 million superyacht to look 'tough'

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The superyacht Phi docked in London

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Zelenskyy proposed bombing a Russian pipeline and using long-range missiles to hit targets outside Ukraine's borders, leaked documents show

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Ukainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (C) speaks to the press in the town of Bucha on April 4, 2022.

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Massive incendiary attack in Bakhmut shows Russia's 'scorched earth' tactics have turned the eastern Ukrainian city to rubble

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BAKHMUT, UKRAINE - JUL 24: A teacher walks through the rubble of a school bombed by the Russian army in Bakhmut, Ukraine, 24 July 2022. (Photo by Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
A teacher walks through the rubble of a school bombed by the Russian army in Bakhmut, Ukraine, 24 July 2022.

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Putin may be preparing to bring Russia's prized bomber jets to the war on Ukraine after leaked military intelligence found Ukrainian air power will 'be completely reduced' by June, report says

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A Russian Sukhoi Su-57 fifth-generation jet fighter performs during an air show outside Moscow, Russia, on July 20, 2021. -

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Lindsey Graham, warning of Russian and Chinese expansionism, says he'd be 'very much open to using US forces to defend Taiwan'

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Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-SC).

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Russian fighter jets are reportedly ambushing Ukrainian pilots in sneak attacks. Fending them off would require F-16s, pilot says, which the US previously said 'won't help them.'

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A woman holds a banner 'Mr Biden Send F-16 To Ukraine' during a daily demonstration of solidarity with Ukraine at the Main Square one day ahead of one-year anniversary of Russian invasion on Ukraine. Krakow, Poland on February 23, 2023. Demonstrators urged US President Joe Biden to send F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine.

Russia's arrest of Evan Gershkovich is the first time the country has accused an American journalist of spying since the Cold War. The Wall Street Journal calls the targeting of their reporter 'a vicious affront to a free press.'

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TOPSHOT - A picture taken on July 24, 2021 shows journalist Evan Gershkovich. - A US reporter for The Wall Street Journal newspaper has been detained in Russia for espionage, Russian news agencies reported Thursday, citing the FSB security services.
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