Russian troops are turning to donkeys for battlefield transport as the war approaches its 3-year mark
"There's nothing wrong with this," a State Duma defense committee member said of the donkeys, citing "significant ...
Rwanda does a Putin in Congo
A military beret bearing the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) insignia lies discarded alongside a pile of unspent cartridges near an abandoned, bullet-riddled military truck in ...
Thousands join far-right rally in Budapest as anti-fascists protest
Thousands of people took part in an annual WWII-linked commemoration held by far-right groups in Budapest Saturday, as anti-fascist activists gathered nearby to protest the rise of the far right ...
Poland's president vows to spend 4.7% of GDP on defence this year
Poland already spends more of its GDP on defence than any other NATO country, followed by Estonia and the US. #EuropeNews ...
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‘We’re Going to Be Slaughtered’ – Record $40K Payouts in Russia Attract Contract Soldiers to Assault Units
The record-breaking 4-million ruble ($40,000) signing bonus applied to those who signed contracts in Samara Oblast between ...
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Russia records 20,000 claims to declare people dead or missing last year, marking 2.5-fold surge, media reports
According to Mediazona, most of these lawsuits were initiated by Russian military unit commanders who sought to remove ...
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Putin is revving up Russia’s nostalgia machine
Nina L. Khrushcheva is a professor of international affairs at The New School and the co-author (with Jeffrey Tayler) of In Putin’s Footsteps: Searching for the Soul of an Empire Across Russia’s ...
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Ukraine uses souped-up Soviet-era weapons to defend a vital river from Russia
The goal during their regular night raids is to fire on Russian targets quickly and then maneuver back to safety. This team ...
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Royal Navy attack submarine warned off Russian spy ship from UK waters
A Royal Navy attack submarine surfaced close to a Russian spy ship off the UK coast in an extraordinary warning to stop spying on British undersea cables, the defence secretary has revealed.
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Russian spy ship detected off U.K. as British official warns Putin: "We know what you're doing"
British Defense Secretary John Healey told Parliament on Wednesday the Royal Navy was tracking a "Russian spy ship" that passed through U.K. waters, warning Russia's President Vladimir Putin ...
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Britain Says Russian Spy Ship Returned to U.K. Waters in Sign of Kremlin Threat
The British defense secretary told Parliament that the Yantar, which he described as a Russian spy ship, had come near Britain’s coast for the second time in a few months. By Stephen Castle and ...
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Russia’s battlefield losses hit record high, says Ukraine – as it prepares for impact of Trump presidency
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