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The war in Ukraine has gutted Russia's clandestine spetsnaz forces and it will take Moscow years to rebuild them, according to classified U.S. assessments obtained by The Washington Post.

Leaked classified documents showed that Russia's prized Spetsnaz were thrown into combat in the first months of the war in Ukraine, leaving many brigades decimated.

Ukrainian and Russian tanks are quite similar and can easily be transitioned by each nations military, a retired U.S. Marine colonel told Newsweek.

The ammunition that has pounded parts of Ukraine daily for more than a year has become a precious resource in the artillery war with Russia.

A video circulating online showed Russian TOS-1 thermobaric missiles fall down on central Bakhmut, the site of months-long intense battle between Russian and…

President Biden announced that he plans to visit the tornado-ravaged areas of Mississippi. Officials did not release the timing for a visit.

Over 90% of its residents have fled, much of it lies in ruins, tens of thousands have been killed, and its strategic importance has been played down by the Pentagon and NATO chiefs. Yet Russia and Ukraine are still battling for the small city of Bakhmut.

With powerful Western weapons, newly formed assault units and even a reconstituted Azov battalion, Ukraine is poised for a critical spring campaign. But overcoming casualties and keeping war-weary troops motivated are challenges.

In vicious but mostly static fighting in snowy, artillery-cratered fields and ruined cities, Ukraine rebuffed a Russian offensive over the

The battle for Bakhmut is the longest and bloodiest fight of the war so far, and it is heating up again. What makes the city so important and what's the state of play?