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Ukraine unveils military uniforms for women after complaints that ill-fitting men's clothes hindered them on the frontline

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Ukraine army uniform
The new uniform.

Ukrainian Ministry of Defense

Russia prepared for Ukraine war with university blood drives and by having surgeons practice on large animals — but they may not have been ready for the extent of the casualties

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Russian servicemen patrol the destroyed part of the Ilyich Iron and Steel Works in Ukraine's port city of Mariupol on May 18, 2022, amid the ongoing Russian military action in Ukraine.

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The founder of Apple's key supplier said the US stock market would collapse in '10 seconds' if war breaks out in Taiwan. He deleted the comment within hours of posting it.

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Terry Gou, founder of Foxconn/Hon Hai
Terry Gou, founder of Foxconn — a key supplier to Apple — warned of a US stock market collapse should war break out over Taiwan.

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Ukrainian tanks are being wiped out by Russian minefields. The country needs its own 'Manhattan Project' to figure out how to clear them, a retired general told the NYT.

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Ukraine tank Donetsk
A company of tanks from Ukraine's 95th Airborne Brigade, including captured Russian T-72 and T-80 tanks, in forest in the Donetsk Region on February 21, 2023.

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Ranked: 9 of the longest sniper kills of all time, from Vietnam to Ukraine

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US Specialist Jacob Sprenger and Sergeant Brian Stinson.
A file photo of US soldiers using sniper rifles.

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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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Russia's bitcoin-mining industry is booming through war and sanctions

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People walk along closed empty Red Square with the Kremlin Wall in the background in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Life has returned to normal in the Russian capital after the abortive coup mounted by mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin.

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Video shows a Ukrainian drone slam into a Russian thermobaric rocket launcher, triggering a massive explosion

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A Russian Army TOS-1A multiple rocket launcher and thermobaric weapon mounted on a T-72 tank.
A Russian Army TOS-1A multiple rocket launcher and thermobaric weapon mounted on a T-72 tank.

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How Russia's war has reshaped Ukraine's economy

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

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War with China would be an 'onslaught' like the US hasn't faced in decades

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A boxing match between China and the US.
Military and experts agree: the US is nowhere near ready for a war with China.

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