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In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, a Russian soldier fires from D-30 howitzer towards Ukrainian positions in an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Russia says fighting continues in Ukrainian incursion into Kursk region

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In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, Ukrainian prisoners of war hold Marine's flag as they pose for a photo after a prisoners exchange at an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

Russia and Ukraine swap 95 prisoners of war each in their latest exchange

By Hanna Arhirova - Associated Press

In this handout photo taken from validated UGC video show flames rising from the scene of a warplane crashed at a residential area near Yablonovo, Belgorod region, Wednesday, Jun. 23, 2024. Russia says a military transport plane that was carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war has crashed in a Russian region near Ukraine. (Validated UGC video via AP)

Russia accuses Ukraine of shooting down a military transport plane, killing 65 Ukrainian POWs aboard

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A view of the damaged building is shown after a reported drone attack in Moscow, Russia, Monday, July 24, 2023. (AP Photo)

Furious Kremlin vows response after Moscow drone attack lands near military HQ

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin attends the funeral of Dmitry Menshikov, a fighter of the Wagner group who died during a special operation in Ukraine, at the Beloostrovskoye cemetery outside St. Petersburg, Russia, on Dec. 24, 2022. Prigozhin's criticism of the top military brass is in stark contrast with more than two decades of rigidly controlled rule by President Vladimir Putin without any sign of infighting among his top lieutenants. (AP Photo, File)

Amid infighting among Putin’s lieutenants, head of mercenary force appears to take a step too far

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Emergency workers extinguish a fire in a parked car, caused by falling debris from the latest aerial Russian attack in the Pecherskyi district of Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, May 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Roman Hrytsyna)

Russia says drones damage Moscow buildings in pre-dawn attack, blames Ukraine

By Susie Blann and Joanna Kozlowska - Associated Press

In this handout photo released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, Defense ministers from Russia, Iran, Syria and Turkey attend talks in Moscow, Russia. The talks were part of the Kremlin's efforts to help broker a rapprochement between the Turkish and Syrian governments. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Moscow hosts more Turkey-Syria rapprochement talks

By Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press

Emergency workers clear the rubble after a Russian rocket hit a multistory building leaving many people under debris in Dnipro, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Roman Chop)

‘Burn in hell, Russian murderers’: Ukraine mourns after more deadly apartment building attack

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

A destroyed bridge across Siverskyi-Donets river in the recently retaken village of Bogorodychne, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Russia claims deadly attack, but Kyiv denies anyone killed

By Hanna Arhirova - Associated Press

Ukrainian soldiers launch a drone at Russian positions near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/LIBKOS, File)

Russia, shaken by Ukrainian strike, could step up drone use

By Felipe Dana - Associated Press

In this handout photo released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, Troops disembark from a Chinese military helicopter during joint war games held by Russia and China held in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in northwestern China on Friday, Aug. 13, 2021. Russia said Monday it will launch sweeping war games drills in the country's east that will involve forces from China — a show of increasingly close military ties between Moscow and Beijing amid tensions with the West over the Kremlin's action in Ukraine. (Savitskiy Vadim/Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)

Russia to hold sweeping joint war games with China, others

By Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press

A woman prays at the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra Monastery in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, May 28, 2022. The leaders of the Orthodox churches in Ukraine that were affiliated with the Russian Orthodox Church have announced on a statement they will sever ties with Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Russia takes small cities, aims to widen east Ukraine battle

By Yuras Karmanau and Elena Becatoros - Associated Press

A residents enters her home building ruined by shelling in Borodyanka, Ukraine, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. No matter where Ukrainians live, the 3-month-old war never seems to be far away. Those in towns and villages near the front lines hide in basements from constant shelling, struggling to survive with no electricity or gas — and often no running water. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Live updates | Russia-Ukraine War

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A building heavily damaged by multiple Russian bombardments stands near a frontline in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Monday, April 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Live updates | Russia-Ukraine War

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In this image from video provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks from Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, April 14, 2022. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

Police: More than 900 civilian bodies found in Kyiv region

By Adam Schreck and Yesica Fisch - Associated Press

Women walks inside a school damaged among other residential buildings following a bombing in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, March 18, 2022. Russian forces pressed their assault on Ukrainian cities Friday, with new missile strikes and shelling on the edges of the capital Kyiv and the western city of Lviv, as world leaders pushed for an investigation of the Kremlin's repeated attacks on civilian targets, including schools, hospitals and residential areas. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Live updates: 20 babies from surrogate moms in bomb shelter

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this April 22, 2021, file photo provided by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, Russian military vehicles prepare to be loaded into a plane for airborne drills during maneuvers in Crimea. Earlier this year, Russia bolstered its forces near Ukraine and warned Kyiv that it could intervene militarily if Ukrainian authorities try to retake the rebel-controlled east. Moscow also has bristled at NATO’s joint drills with Ukraine, saying they reflect the alliance’s aggressive intentions. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)

Russia fires warning shots to deter U.K. warship in Black Sea; London denies it

By Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press

Russian general killed by land mine explosion in Syria

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Russia says Islamic State militants plan chemical attack

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A Russian officer stands next to drones that attacked the Russian air base in Syria and were captured by the Russian military are displayed at a briefing in the Russian Defense Ministry in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018. Saturday's, Jan.6, 2018 raid against the Hemeimeem air base and a Russian naval facility in Tartus involved 13 drones, seven of the drones were shot down by air defense systems and the remaining six were forced to land, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Russia says it eliminated Syria rebels who attacked its base

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV - Associated Press