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Russian forces have more artillery, tanks and heavy fighting units than Ukraine, but they have been plagued by problems as they enter a pivotal battle for eastern Ukraine.

Russian forces have more artillery, tanks and heavy fighting units than Ukraine, but they have been plagued by problems as they enter a pivotal battle for eastern Ukraine.

SLOVYANSK, Ukraine — When Russian troops blitzed into Ukraine, what was supposed to be an easy victory quickly foundered as Ukrainian forces mounted a strong defense that — along with Russia’s many missteps — have left Moscow mired in a withering two-month war with no end in sight. Unable to

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia called off an assault on the factory complex where Ukrainians were holding out, but a soldier there said shelling continued. President Biden said the U.S. was sending more weapons to help Kyiv.

In a wide-ranging interview with an Argentine newspaper, Francis defended his decision not to call out Mr. Putin, but said he was ready to do “everything” to prevent more deaths.

Russia has launched a new offensive in the Donbas region. But it probably can’t salvage a war that’s already lost.

Russian President Vladimir Putin claims Mariupol has been "liberated" and cancels the siege of the Azovstal Iron and Steel Works complex, where the Azov Battalion and 36th Marine Brigade hold their ground.

When the United States wanted to purchase a fleet of helicopters for the Afghan government in the early 2010s, it chose the Mi-17 sold by a Russian state-owned arms exporter. A decade later, neither Congress nor the Kremlin could have anticipated that those helicopters would be used against Russian forces.

Manchester United have made Erik ten Hag the Premier League’s ninth Dutch manager.

The prolific British poet and musician’s fourth album, “The Line Is a Curve,” is personal in new ways.