Vladimir Putin is reportedly struggling to replace huge numbers of Russian army casualties as the conflict in Ukraine is set ...

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Either maintaining Russia’s military bases in Syria or finding an alternative outpost in the Mediterranean will prove ...

Ukraine's military reported an air strike from its forces in the Kursk region resulted in "substantial casualties" of Russian ...

Russia’s economy is showing “serious cracks” and the West must intensify sanctions to put Ukraine in the best possible ...

US President Donald Trump has said he wants access to Ukraine’s mineral deposits in exchange for future military aid that ...

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At the end of 2024 and in January 2025, ISW analysts observed reports suggesting that the monthly recruitment rate into the Russian army is either equal to or lower than the number needed to ...

Volodymr Zelensky has demanded Ukraine be handed nuclear weapons if NATO allies will not allow the country to join the ...

SEOUL: North Korean soldiers previously fighting alongside Russia's army on the Kursk front line appear not to have been ...

Like traders in a souk, politicians keep tossing out new spending targets: 2%, 3% or even 5%. The decisive factor, however, ...

"Russian forces continued to suffer high losses in January 2025 despite a slower rate of advance as compared with previous months in late 2024," the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War ( ISW) ...