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A Ukrainian commander said his unit is desperately short on soldiers: 40 infantry troops doing the fighting of 200
Russia has a manpower advantage over Ukraine, and tensions are growing in Ukrainian leadership over how...
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Chinese banks are getting cold feet dealing with Russia
The Kremlin said it's trying to "working" on addressing issues with Beijing.
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Russians are freezing as Soviet-era infrastructure in the country crumbles —and Moscow keeps spending on war
Funding for public utilities made up just 2.2% of Russia's total expenditure in 2023. Meanwhile, Moscow...
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Russia is getting a million artillery shells from North Korea, Zelenskyy says, as Ukraine struggles for supplies from its own allies
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said North Korea is sending a million artillery rounds to Russia, while Ukraine struggles...
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The US must stop Russia, or China will learn that it pays to use force against America's interests, NATO chief says
"It is Ukraine today. Taiwan could be tomorrow.," NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said in a speech...
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Putin is trying to track down overseas properties that the Soviet Union owned and stake claims on them
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed two decrees relating to his order.
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Video appears to show Ukraine's new 'Ironclad' drone vehicle machine-gunning a Russian outpost
The video, shared by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, appears to show the ground drone firing...
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Ukraine takes out one of Russia's most feared drone aces, say reports
Ukraine has successfully eliminated a prominent Russian threat — a drone operator called "Moisey."
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Russia really wants to stop Ukraine using Elon Musk's Starlink satellites
Russia is developing an arsenal of electronic warfare systems in a bid to sever Ukraine's access...
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UK defense secretary says a Russian victory in the Ukraine war would 'signal to China that everything is up for grabs'
"There's no world in which Putin can be allowed to win," UK defense secretary Grant Shapps...
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The Russian government and its central bank are publicly disagreeing on how to handle the economy
The Russian government said capital controls ordered by Putin in October are effective and should be...
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Russia is threatening to retaliate against the West in equal measure if it confiscates Moscow's frozen assets to help Ukraine
Leaders of the Group of Seven are set to discuss how to legally seize $300 billion...
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Ukraine's military spy chief says Russia would have struggled without North Korea's arms
"Without their help, the situation would have been catastrophic," Kyrylo Budanov said of North Korea's assistance...
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Russia's elite paratroopers and marines are refusing orders to launch 'human wave attacks,' Ukraine official says
Nataliya Humenyuk, of the AFU's Joint Command South, said the elite troops were refusing to carry...
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Ukraine is getting a new cache of Storm Shadow missiles from its allies
Storm Shadow/SCALP missiles have enabled Ukraine to strike targets far into Russia-held territory. France is now...
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2024 will be a perilous year for the world economy as geopolitical tensions ramp up, top economists warn
Over 80% of respondents to a World Economic Forum survey said they're expecting heightened economic and...
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Russia has shifted beyond its 'stupid' missile attack strategy, and it is bad news for Ukraine
Russia's targeting of energy systems has brought little success. Now it's increasingly targeting Ukraine's ability to...