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Washington Post: What the campaign for Pokrovsk means for the future
The Washington Post On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared that Russia had taken the Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk, marking the culmination …
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Russian Efforts to Centralize Drone Units May Degrade Russian Drone Operations
The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) launched a coordinated effort in August 2024 to create a centralized separate branch…
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North Korea Joins Russia’s War Against Ukraine: Operational and Strategic Implications in Ukraine and Northeast Asia
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