Meet Russia's richest woman, a self-made billionaire who founded her e-commerce company on maternity leave

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Tatyana Bakalchuk sits in front of a microphone at an event
Russian billionaire Tatyana Bakalchuk.

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'Every trench' in Ukraine needs a close-range electronic warfare shield against drones and other threats, top official says

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Ukrainian soldiers stand near a portable device designed to counter FPV drones during a presentation on March 19, 2024 in Ukraine.
Ukrainian soldiers stand near a portable device designed to counter FPV drones during a presentation on March 19, 2024 in Ukraine.

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Ukraine is fighting to stay 'five steps ahead' of the Russians in the 'cat-and-mouse' war tech game, top official says

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An FPV drone of Ukraine's 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade is seen in air during a test flight at a training ground on May 3, 2024.
An FPV drone of Ukraine's 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade is seen in air during a test flight at a training ground on May 3, 2024.

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Ground robots may be the 'next game-changer technology' of the war, senior Ukrainian official says

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A VOLYA-E logistics robot.
A VOLYA-E logistics robot.

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A Russian soldier's killing of a wounded comrade highlights the 'brutal culture' rampant inside Russia's military, war analysts say

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Russian Army soldiers ride their armoured vehicle to take positions and fire from flamethrowers toward Ukrainian positions at an undisclosed location in Ukrain
Russian Army soldiers ride their armoured vehicle to take positions and fire from flamethrowers toward Ukrainian positions at an undisclosed location in Ukraine in a photo released by Russia's military in April 2024.

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Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un are getting closer — and China has reason to be worried

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Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un smiling and holding up glasses of red wine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Wednesday.

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Russia appears to be placing military facilities near civilian areas in Crimea to deter Ukrainian strikes, experts say

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A still from a video shared by the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces of ATACMS in use at night time
A still from a video shared by the Ukrainian military of ATACMS in use.

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Russian saboteurs burned down a Berlin factory to hit weapons supplies to Ukraine. Just one problem — the facility made car parts.

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View of a building partially destroyed in a fire on the premises of Diehl Metal's factory in Berlin-Lichterfelde.
View of a building partially destroyed in a fire on the premises of Diehl Metal's factory in Berlin-Lichterfelde.

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How an elite Ukrainian unit is using viral videos to attract hundreds of fresh-faced volunteers a month

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Members of the 3rd Assault Brigade during a trench clearing training exercise on October 14, 2023 in Kramatorsk, Ukraine.
Members of Ukraine's 3rd Assault Brigade.

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A US Navy aircraft carrier has arrived in South Korea just days after Russia and North Korea signed a defense pact

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The Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is anchored in Busan, South Korea, Saturday, June 22, 2024.
The Theodore Roosevelt, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, anchored in Busan, South Korea.

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