An elite Russian brigade of 5,000 soldiers has been destroyed and reformed as many as 8 times after heavy losses, report says

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A Ukrainian tank is seen near Vuhledar.
A Ukrainian tank is seen, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, near the front line city of Vuhledar, Ukraine February 18, 2023

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Footage shows how Russian tanks and armored vehicles keep driving to their death at an infamous mine-filled crossroads

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An aerial view of Vuhledar, the site of heavy battles with the Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 10, 202
An aerial view of Vuhledar, the site of heavy battles with the Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on February 10, 202

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Russia repeated a battle tactic that failed miserably in Bucha and once again lost tanks critical to the war

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A photo of destroyed Russian tanks in the snow outside Vuhledar.
This image provided by the Ukrainian Armed Forces and taken in February 2023 shows damaged Russian tanks in a field after an attack on Vuhledar, Ukraine

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How US-supplied shells crammed with anti-tank mines helped defeat a brigade of Russian marines in the battle for Vuhledar

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This photograph taken on September 11, 2022, shows a Ukranian soldier standing atop an abandoned Russian tank near a village on the outskirts of Izyum, Kharkiv Region, eastern Ukraine, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Putin's new recruits filling gaps in a decimated Russian unit keep bunching up into a 'pile of people' in battle, making them easy targets, Ukrainian troops say

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Members of a Ukrainian artillery unit stand near a artillery unit in the forest.
Members of a Ukrainian artillery unit prepare to fire an M109 self propelled artillery unit at Russian mortar positions around Vuhledar from a frontline position on December 19, 2022 in Donetsk Region, Ukraine.

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