An infamous Stalin-era military unit called SMERSH is being re-created by Putin as he steps up his search for spies: UK intel

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) and Ivanovo oblast Governor Stanislav Voskresensky (R) look on the flag with portraits of Soviet leaders Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin.

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Ukraine special forces say they helped destroy a Russian weapons system that was blocking satellite comms

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Ukrainian missile unit hitting Russia's electronic warfare system Tirada-2
A missile reportedly hitting a Russian Tirada-2 in Ukraine's Donetsk region in a video shared by Ukraine's Special Forces on Telegram on January 8, 2023.

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Fears grow that Ukraine could run out of US-supplied Patriot missiles

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Patriot missile is fired during PATRIOT SPARK 23 exercise at the Black Sea training range in Capu Midia, Constanta, Romania, November 15, 2023.
Patriot missile is fired during PATRIOT SPARK 23 exercise at the Black Sea training range in Capu Midia, Constanta, Romania, November 15, 2023.

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More than 220 Russian soldiers have surrendered to Ukraine via a hotline

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Russian reservists depart for military bases during mobilisation of troops, in Omsk.
Russian reservists depart for military bases during mobilisation of troops, in Omsk.

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Russian soldiers fear going up against the US Bradley infantry fighting vehicle

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A soldier from Ukraine's 47th Mechanized Brigade runs past a US made Bradley Fighting Vehicle as the engine is started at a secret workshop in a wooded area in Zaporizhzhia Region, Ukraine
A soldier from Ukraine's 47th Mechanized Brigade runs past a US made Bradley Fighting Vehicle as the engine is started at a secret workshop in a wooded area in Zaporizhzhia Region, Ukraine

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Ukraine just got a new Western air-defense system meant to wipe out Russian drones by firing 1,000 rounds per minute

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Revolver gun Mk3s, part of the Skynex system.
Mk3 revolver guns, part of the Skynex system.

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US Army orders more parts for M777 howitzers after their success on Ukrainian battlefields

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Soldiers of the Ukrainian 55th artillery brigade operate on the frontline with a US made Howitzer M777 cannon amid artillery fights on December 29, 2022 in Bakhmut, Ukraine. A large swath of Donetsk region has been held by Russian-backed separatists since 2014. Russia has tried to expand its control here since the February 24 invasion.
Ukrainian forces fire a M777 howitzer in Bakhmut.

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Russia wants missiles from North Korea and Iran because they can exploit a gap in Ukraine's air defenses, analysts say

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Russian missile launcher
A truck-mounted multiple rocket launcher firing a rocket near Svyatohirsk, eastern Ukraine, on May 14, 2022.

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A Russian Su-34 fighter jet mysteriously burned down deep inside Russian territory, video appears to show

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The twisted metal wreckage of a fighter jet, surrounded by other twisted metal near some woodland.
The wreckage of a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber, seen in Lyman, Ukraine, in June 2023.

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A Ukrainian unit rescued a captured soldier from a Russian trench using drones, video appears to show

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Ukrainian captive soldier in a trench
A Ukrainian captive soldier untying himself, getting out of a trench, while being guided by a drone in a video shared by 95th Separate Polesian Air Assault Brigade on January 1, 2024.

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