NATO Races to Counter Russia’s Threat in Europe’s Weak Spot
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The New Voice of UkraineRussia failed to learn lessons from Chechnya war, says British intelligence
The heavy attrition of Russian main battle tanks in Ukraine is most likely due to Russia's failure to fit and properly employ adequate explosive reactive armor, the UK’s Ministry of Defence said in a Twitter update on Aug. 18.
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ReutersU.S. to give Czechs eight attack, utility helicopters
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Reuters VideosRussia exhibits foreign-made weapons captured in Ukraine
STORY: The equipment, including armored personnel carriers, was on display as part of the international military-technical expo 'Army-2022' at the Patriot Exhibition Centre in the Moscow region.Ukraine, which broke free of Moscow's rule when the Soviet Union broke up in 1991, accuses Russia of waging an imperial-style war of conquest.The war has caused millions to flee, killed thousands and deepened a geopolitical rift between the West and Russia, which says the aim of its operation is to demilitarise its neighbour and protect Russian-speaking communities.
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The New York TimesBehind Enemy Lines, Ukrainians Tell Russians 'You Are Never Safe'
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Ukrayinska PravdaAir raid sirens blare in many Ukrainian oblasts following "bangs" in Crimea
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