Western militaries need to start figuring out how to fight long and bloody attritional wars like Ukraine, former Army officer warns

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A Ukrainian soldier of the Khartia brigade fires an AK-47 pellet gun from a trench during a training as the Russia-Ukraine war continues in Donetsk oblast, Ukraine, on February 7, 2024.
A Ukrainian soldier of the Khartia brigade fires an AK-47 pellet gun from a trench during a training as the Russia-Ukraine war continues in Donetsk oblast, Ukraine, on February 7, 2024.

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Ukraine launched a wave of drone attacks on Russia as voting for Putin was underway

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, wearing a dark suit and red tie, holds a clenched fist up against a blue background with writing advertising Russia's election.
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks after polling stations closed in Moscow, Russia.

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I witnessed the full power of an M777 howitzer, and the piercing 'boom' of the artillery cannon shook me to my core

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US soldiers fire the M777.
US Army soldiers fire the M777.

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I tutored the children of Russia's elite amid the backdrop of war. One teenager said he had his own massage therapist.

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Boy on tablet and Monaco Harbor.
Stock image of a boy on a tablet, not one of the students, and Monaco Harbor.

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Russia hit a Ukrainian port city using one of its more brutal tactics, a double-tap missile strike that kills emergency workers too

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In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, an emergency serviceman sits shocked after a Russian attack in Odesa, Ukraine, Friday, March 15, 2024.
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, an emergency serviceman sits shocked after a Russian attack in Odesa, Ukraine, Friday, March 15, 2024.

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US Army instructors say Ukrainian soldiers were 'amazing' at mastering the Patriots they've used to shoot down Putin's overhyped missiles

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FILE - In this image released by the U.S. Department of Defense, German soldiers assigned to Surface Air and Missile Defense Wing 1, fire the Patriot weapons system at the NATO Missile Firing Installation, in Chania, Greece, on Nov. 8, 2017.
In this image released by the U.S.

Family of slain Ukrainian reporter accuses Fox News of negligence by ignoring warnings to stay out of a war zone, according to new lawsuit

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Fox News' Oleksandra Kuvshynova, Pierre Zakrzewski, and Trey Yingst working in Ukraine.
Fox News' Oleksandra Kuvshynova, Pierre Zakrzewski, and Trey Yingst working in Ukraine.

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Greece's S-300 missiles could bolster Ukraine's air defenses at a critical moment

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An S-300 air defense missile system launches a missile during Russia's International Army Games in 2017.
An S-300 air defense missile system launches a missile during Russia's International Army Games in 2017.

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Drones are watching 'at all times' and show just how 'scary' future wars will be, says a US Army officer focused on defeating them

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A Russian armored vehicle after it's hit by a Ukrainian drone.
A Russian armored vehicle after it was hit by a Ukrainian drone.

47th Mechanized Brigade/Ministry of Defense of Ukraine screengrab via X

Ukraine hits at least 3 Russian oil refineries in one of the largest drone strikes in recent months

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Fire at a Russia oil refinery
Smoke can be seen coming out of a Russian oil refinery in Ryazan on Wednesday following a barrage of drone strikes from Ukraine.

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