Putin has decided that Russia is going to be a 'safe haven' for people who want to trade liberal Western ways for Russian 'moral values'

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Russian President Vladimir Putin sits at a desk with the Russian flag in the background.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin has signed a new decree aimed at making his country a 'safe haven' against neoliberal Western ideals.

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Satellite images capture the broken aftermath of the Ukrainian air force strikes on key Russian bridges to back the Kursk invasion

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A view of a damaged bridge over the Seim River in the Glushkovsky district, following a Ukrainian strike in the Kursk region in this still image taken from a social media video released on August 16.
A view of a damaged bridge over the Seim River in the Glushkovsky district, following a Ukrainian strike in the Kursk region in this still image taken from a social media video released on August 16.

Ukraine's Air Force Commander Myko

Ukraine's 'rapid' incursion into Kursk shows it's learned from months of grinding warfare, military analysts say

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A destroyed Russian tank on a roadside near Sudzha, Kursk region, Russia
A destroyed Russian tank on a roadside near Sudzha, Kursk region, Russia, on August 16, 2024.

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Dramatic video shows Ukraine evacuating troops with a US-made Bradley fighting vehicle

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A Bradley fighting vehicle fires on Russian positions in a mission to rescue Ukrainian troops in Donetsk in August 2024.

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Video appears to show Ukrainian strike on key Russian bridge, which Moscow says was likely carried out using US-made HIMARS rockets

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A bridge crossing the River Seym in Russia was destroyed by Ukraine.
A bridge crossing the River Seym in Russia was destroyed by Ukraine.

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Ukrainian soldiers suspected they would invade Russia when they got new rifles, but still thought it was a joke when the orders came through

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A Ukrainian soldier firing a machine gun at Russian drones.
"We joked that it wasn't April 1st. The commander just smiled, knowing we had no idea what was awaiting us," a Ukrainian soldier identified only by his first name, Serhiy, said of the orders to invade Russia, per The Economist.

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Ukraine's Kursk counteroffensive defied NATO predictions and shows Kyiv has its eye on the US election, experts say

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Ukrainian servicemen operate a tank on a road near the border with Russia. The Ukrainian army entered Russia's Kursk region on August 6, capturing dozens of settlements in the biggest offensive by a foreign army on Russian soil since World War II.
The Ukrainian army entered Russia's Kursk region on August 6.

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One of Putin's closest allies showed off a Tesla Cybertruck equipped with a machine gun and suggested it could be used in Ukraine

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A screenshot from a video shared by Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Russia's Chechnya region, on Telegram.

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Ukrainian paratroopers put out a new video they say shows the first hours of the invasion of Russia

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A tank is seen next to defensive fortifications in a video said to show Ukrainian forces during the early hours of their Kursk invasion on August 6.
A tank is seen next to defensive fortifications in a video said to show Ukrainian forces during the early hours of their Kursk invasion on August 6, 2024.

Command of the Air Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Ukraine's F-16s may be getting long-range cruise missiles to hit targets hundreds of miles away: report

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F-16 Fighting Falcons perform in the sky as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivers a speech congratulating the Ukrainian military.
The US is in talks with Ukraine to send long-range cruise missiles for its F-16s.

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