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The jet engines are just the most recent upgrade to Russia’s KAB arsenal. In 2023, the Russian armed forces started fitting wings and guidance kit on these “dumb bombs” weighing between 250kg and 3 tonnes. That allowed them to glide for dozens of kilometres before exploding and leaving craters up to 20 metres wide and 6 metres deep.
Russian lawmakers have endorsed a bill mandating year-round military conscription, rather than just in the spring and fall, as authorities seek to fill the ranks as fighting in Ukraine grinds through a fourth year.
In previous sieges during the almost four years since Russia launched its all-out invasion of its neighbor, Ukraine has pulled out of some places to avoid losing troops. Ukrainian forces are desperately short-handed against Russia’s bigger army.
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Will Russia Intervene to Save Maduro?
The United States is intensifying military and diplomatic pressure on Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, testing Moscow’s ability to defend its most important Latin American ally amid stretched resources and global tensions.
Ukrainian forces hit an important fuel pipeline in the Moscow region that supplies the Russian army, Ukraine's military intelligence said Saturday, as Russia kept up a sustained campaign of massive drone and missile attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
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Maduro Claims He Has 'Daily and Ongoing Communication' With Russia as U.S. Intensifies Military Deployment in Caribbean
Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro said that his government maintains "daily and ongoing communication" with Russia, including on military matters, as the United States expands its naval presence near the cou
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Iraq's social media mercenaries dying for Russia
Smiling broadly and clad in military fatigues, young Iraqi Mohammed Imad's last TikTok post was in a field carved up with heavy vehicle tracks in what appeared to be Ukraine. For weeks Mohammed posted videos on TikTok.
Ukrainian drones targeted oil depots in the city of Simferopol and the village of Hvardiiske in Russian-occupied Crimea overnight on Oct. 29, the Crimean Wind Telegram channel reported.
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National Guardsman accused of seeking to send photos of sensitive military technology to Russia
National Guardsman Canyon Amarys faced federal charges after allegedly trying to send sensitive U.S. military photos and a helicopter radio to Russia.