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Ukrainian warriors gathered round a wood table laugh as they one-up each other’s insults in writing a reply to the leader of an invading empire.This is the classic scene of a 19th Century painting that a Paris-born artist recently recreated with the help of Ukrainian troops now battling the Russian troops who invaded their country. These troops, from the 112th Territorial Defense Brigade, traded the muskets and shashka sabres of Ilya Repin’s painting for the tools of their war: assault rifles, e…
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Images of the aftermath of Israeli airstrikes in Gaza capture similar scenes: Crowds of Palestinians gathering outdoors to stare at the craters where their roads had been, at the heaps of rubble that minutes or hours before had been their houses, apartment buildings, shops, schools, and mosques.After more than two months of war, the tiny enclave resembles the shattered European and Japanese cities of World War II. Researchers estimate that at least a third of Gaza’s housing is damaged or destroy…
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Israel’s military is leveling the tiny Gaza enclave with the overwhelming force of a nation that, much like the US in 2001, vows never again to be blindsided by a massive terrorist attack. Hamas, Israelis feel, must be destroyed. But beyond the certainty many Israelis feel about ending Hamas, there lies an uncertain future and a political dilemma Israel has avoided addressing — a predicament that hamstrung a superior military power, the United States, in similar conflicts.“The Achilles heel of t…
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An exodus of Thai citizens has been underway for nearly three weeks in Israel, after dozens of Thai farm workers were gunned down in the October 7 Hamas attack, and 18 Thais were abducted into Gaza. Those abducted remain in unknown conditions with many other foreigners and Israelis.Commercial flights have evacuated 4,771 Thai citizens from Israel as of Friday, according to the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which has recommended its citizens return home as Israel’s military and Hamas attack e…
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These videos show how Russian troops tried to turn an aging combat vehicle into a firebomb and what did it in before it reached Ukraine’s lines.
10 months ago
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Russian commentators see defeats of Western-made weapons as a sign that Ukraine’s counter-offensive is doomed.
11 months ago
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Former President Donald Trump didn’t keep just any secret records. He stashed away what look to be some choice souvenirs — classified maps of a foreign country, high-resolution imagery likely from US spy satellites, and even more highly sensitive ones about nuclear secrets, his indictment alleges.There are 31 classified documents recovered by FBI agents that are at the epicenter of the case. The federal indictment alleges Trump “willfully” retained and then failed to return those documents back…
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Donald Trump, who as the GOP presidential nominee pledged to follow and “enforce” procedures to protect America’s secrets, had some extremely damaging ones allegedly laying around his estate and private club, according to federal prosecutors.Their indictment unsealed Friday alleges that the former president had kept government records at Mar-a-Lago that pertained to “defense and weapons capabilities of both the United States and foreign countries; United States nuclear programs; potential vulner…
11 months ago
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The Russian troops defending the front lines against Ukraine’s advance are discovering a danger lurking behind them, and it’s one that threatens to make their positions more precarious.The danger comes from an artillery round being fired over their heads.“THE ENEMY IS REMOTELY MINING OUR REAR, ROUTES OF SUPPLY OF AMMUNITION AND RESERVES,” Alexander Sladkov, a prominent pro-Russian military blogger, wrote in a Thursday Telegram post.Sladkov wrote that Ukrainian forces were firing the Remote Anti-…
11 months ago
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The destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam on Tuesday unleashed a humanitarian catastrophe on an already battered population, necessitating a massive rescue effort amid dire scenes that resemble a hurricane’s wake. But in military terms, it may amount to little more than a minor setback for Ukraine.The reason: Ukraine’s military seems to be choosing to attack elsewhere.“The flooding of the lower Dnipro will not likely have any impact on the areas that have seen active fighting recently,” noted the…
11 months ago
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The battlefield video Russian military officials released to prove their Leopard tank hit does anything but.
11 months ago
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Russian TV stations in border areas aired a fake video of Vladimir Putin delivering a stunning message: Ukraine’s army had invaded.
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Advances in drones and light weapons have rendered Russian tanks ineffective, a
development that could have implications for tanks beyond Ukraine.
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This hasn’t been the war Vladimir Putin hoped.Two weeks after Russia’s authoritarian president ordered an invasion, Ukraine continues to hold its largest cities.Russian armored vehicles and tanks are being picked off by US-made missiles and Turkish drones, as demoralized Russian troops desert, or pillage supermarkets for food. Russia’s until recently vaunted Aerospace Forces is, at best, MIA. Ukrainians are defiant.But there are growing signs that Europe’s biggest land war since 1945 is entering…
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