Ukraine lawmakers just passed a bill that'll allow the country to mimic Russia's tactic of drafting convicts to fight in the war

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Ukrainian soldiers.
Ukrainian soldiers.

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A Ukrainian tank crew said the Abrams tank is as easy to drive as a scooter and that they learned how to operate its weapons in 1 week

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A US-made M1A1 Abrams tank, mounted with a mine roller,
A US-made M1A1 Abrams tank, mounted with a mine roller, pictured in Grafenwoehr, Germany.

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A Ukrainian tank crew says the Abrams is still being used on the front lines, but isn't finding 'tank-on-tank' battles where it has the edge

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A side profile view of an M1 Abrams Tank.
A real M1 Abrams tank in the field in Ukraine.

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Russia is raising a stink about F-16s in Ukraine by saying they're nuclear-capable, even though the types of warplanes already deployed there can carry nukes

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) reacts as he sits in a F-16 fighter jet in the hangar of the Skrydstrup Airbase in Vojens, northern Denmark, on August 20, 2023.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) reacts as he sits in a F-16 fighter jet in the hangar of the Skrydstrup Airbase in Vojens, northern Denmark, on August 20, 2023.

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Russia's military is so hard up for manpower that it now pays more than the oil and gas sector

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Russian President Vladimir Putin toasting Russian soldiers with a glass of champagne.
Russian President Vladimir Putin toasts with Russian soldiers after awarding them with the Gold Star medal on the eve of the "Heroes of the Fatherland Day" at the Kremlin in Moscow on December 8, 2022.

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Russia's former president threatened nuclear attacks on Western capital cities if NATO sends any troops to Ukraine

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Russia's former president and now serving as deputy chairman of the country's Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev (L), visits the Totsky military training field outside Siberian city of Orenburg on July 14, 2023.
Russia's former president and now serving as deputy chairman of the country's Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev (L), visits the Totsky military training field outside Siberian city of Orenburg on July 14, 2023.

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Ukraine will have to wait till 2025 to mount a counteroffensive against Russia, US national security advisor says

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A Ukrainian soldier operating a drone during training.
A Ukrainian soldier operating a drone during training.

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Russian soldiers were convicted of over 100 murders when they returned home last year, a report says

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Soldiers march during the Victory Day military parade to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory in the Great Patriotic War at Red Square on May 9, 2023 in Moscow, Russia.
Soldiers march during the Victory Day military parade to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory in the Great Patriotic War at Red Square on May 9, 2023, in Moscow, Russia.

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Pentagon races to prop up Ukraine's hard-fighting 47th Mechanized Brigade that's exhausted, report says

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Ukrainian soldiers of 47th Mechanized Brigade on M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle on Avdiivka direction on February 23, 2024 in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
Ukrainian soldiers of 47th Mechanized Brigade on M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle on Avdiivka direction on February 23, 2024 in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.

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NATO says Russia is carrying out 'malign activities' like sabotage on its member states and will address them

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R) and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg depart after speaking to the media prior to talks at the Chancellery on April 26, 2024 in Berlin, Germany.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R) and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg depart after speaking to the media prior to talks at the Chancellery on April 26, 2024 in Berlin, Germany.

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