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A Ukrainian unit rescued a captured soldier from a Russian trench using drones, video appears to show trib.al/LlpgWlc
Russia hacked Kyiv surveillance cameras to pick targets for its huge missile attack, Ukraine's security service says trib.al/Lb8mEpv
Hamas killed in an apparent Israeli hit in Beirut recently said he was 'living on borrowed time' trib.al/ix50kTH
Russia is trying to bait Ukraine into using up all its Patriot missiles, leaving itself vulnerable, expert says trib.al/JSNU86k
Ukraine's dwindling supply of Leopard 2 tanks aren't being repaired because Europe doesn't have enough spare parts, German politician says trib.al/FINr8PN
Ukraine's military claims the Kinzhal missile Putin bragged is unbeatable just suffered a major defeat trib.al/cznmtvm
Russian warplane accidentally bombed its own side during a massive missile attack on Ukraine trib.al/GdiRM4U
Claims that Houthis fired missiles at US Navy ships aren't true, Pentagon says trib.al/8EfXNSo
A Ukrainian drone pilot described an attack on the Russian navy being ruined when Elon Musk cut his Starlink access trib.al/QhriKXb
An Israeli man who fought in Gaza and posed for a photo with Netanyahu was just indicted for impersonating a soldier trib.al/6W3koA2
US Navy says the Ford carrier strike group is finally heading home after its first full deployment was upended by war trib.al/sBltB7Q
Iran has sent a warship into tense waters where the US Navy has been shooting down Houthi threats and destroying their boats trib.al/gVIgHSZ
Russia kicked off the new year with a record-breaking exploding drone attack on Ukraine and threats of more to come trib.al/yLQ3Ni3
Ukrainian troops stuck it to Putin by helping recreate a 19th Century masterpiece trib.al/y3QXC9H
COMIC: I led an all-women military unit in Afghanistan. Here's what happened when Kabul fell. trib.al/jhJo2PL
US protection may not be enough to convince shipping giants they're safe from Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the Red Sea trib.al/G86CWOf
US Navy helicopters kill Iran-backed Houthi fighters attempting to board a cargo ship in Red Sea trib.al/BuO29rL
How the Saudi crown prince used oil and political cunning to overturn his pariah status trib.al/p0saQCA
Kim Jong Un announces his nuclear resolutions for 2024 trib.al/zTh1U5A
Russia could face over half a million troop losses by 2025, according to projections. trib.al/m6UX34q
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Biden was silent for hours as the Taliban celebrated the defeat of the US-backed government. He was later pictured in a tweet from the White House. insider.com/taliban-afghan… x.com/whitehouse/sta…
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6 months later ... Divide et Impera. #Russia
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