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As Russian troops step up their offensive in Ukraine, the governor of Donetsk in Ukraine is urging the 350,000 remaining residents to evacuate from the last eastern province partly under Ukraine's control. Meanwhile, Russian shelling pounded the cities of Sloviansk and Kramatorsk. Michael Kofman, senior fellow for Russian studies at the Center for Naval Analyses, joins Nick Schifrin to discuss.
Incredible footage captures the obliteration of a Russian tank outside Mariupol. The clip shot by Chinese state TV shows the sudden blast, which wiped out Putin's weapon of war instantaneously
Non-commissioned officers, long the “backbone” of the U.S. military, are proving even more crucial on modern battlefields.
Unlike in Western tanks, Russian vehicles store up to 40 shells in a carousel at the base of the turret, making them extremely vulnerable in what is known as the 'jack-in-the-box effect'.
British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace has estimated that Russia has lost as many as 580 tanks since the beginning of its offensive against Ukraine. Here's what is causing the tanks to explode.