Ukraine is ramping up its drone attacks on Russian forces, hitting a record 220 targets last week, official says

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Two Ukrainian soldiers look up at a drone.
Ukrainian soldiers fly a drone during a military training session in Donetsk, Ukraine on August 17, 2023.

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Russian commander could have been fired after outrage from military bloggers who said he was incompetent, ISW said

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Russian Army military vehicle drives along a street in Armyansk.
Russian Army military vehicle drives along a street in Armyansk.

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Video appears to show a Russian tank hitting a mine and running out of control before sinking into water

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Russian tank on fire falling into body of water.
A Russian tank catches fire and sinks in water after hitting a mine in Novoprokopivka.

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British troops could be sent to Ukraine as the country ramps up on-the-ground training efforts, UK defense minister says

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Soldiers aim their weapons through plumes of smoke as they take part in an international military exercise.
Ukrainian soldiers take part in the "Rapid Trident-2017" international military exercises at the Yavoriv shooting range not far from the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on September 15, 2017

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2 paratroopers who hid out in Russian-occupied territory for 18 months were rescued by Ukraine's special forces, Navy says

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Ukrainian forces are seen after a successful rescue operation.
Ukrainian forces are seen together after a successful rescue operation.

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Russia to begin drafting soldiers from occupied regions of Ukraine

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Russian President Vladimir Putin sits at a table in front of a Russian flag, smirking slightly with a piece of paper in his hand.
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a video conference meeting on the draft of the 2024 federal budget and the planning period of 2025 and 2026 at the Kremlin in Moscow on September 18, 2023.

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Only 0.2% of Ukraine's landmass has changed hands in 2023, report says, despite thousands dead and billions of dollars spent

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A M142 HIMARS launches a rocket on the Bakhmut direction on May 18, 2023 in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
A M142 HIMARS launches a rocket in the direction of Bakhmut on May 18, 2023, in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.

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Russia pardoned a murderer who put his girlfriend through a meat grinder because he agreed to fight in Ukraine, his mom says

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Russia's Wagner military contractor tanks
In this photo released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service in June, tanks belonging to Russia's Wagner military contractor are parked at an undisclosed location.

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Tanks and troops out in the open in Ukraine can't go 10 minutes without being spotted and fired upon, Ukrainian official says

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Ukrainian soldiers launching a drone
Ukrainian soldiers launching a drone at Russian positions near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, December 15, 2022.

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Western-made armor isn't working in Ukraine because it wasn't designed for a conflict of this intensity, Ukrainian analyst says

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Instructors from the Norwegian Home Guard participate in a blank fire exercise, together with Ukrainian soldiers, on August 25, 2023, north of Trondheim, Norway.

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