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General Staff: Russia has lost 455,340 troops in Ukraine since Feb.
Russia has lost 455,340 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on March 16.
This number includes 920 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 7,189 tanks, 13,809 armored fighting vehicles, 15,563 vehicles and fuel tanks, 11,609 artillery systems, 1,046 multiple launch rocket systems, 759 air defense systems, 347 airplanes, 325 helicopters, 9,277 drones, 26 ships and boats, and one submarine.
Russian attacks on Sumy Oblast injure 1 person
Russian forces attacked ten border areas and settlements of Sumy Oblast on May 18, firing 46 times and causing at least 284 explosions, the Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported.
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Media: Truckers briefly block Kyiv-Odesa highway over mobilization law.
Olena Berezhna, the National Police's spokeswoman, told Suspilne that truckers gathered in Kyrovohrad and Odesa oblasts. Later in the day, Suspilne reported that traffic on the Kyiv-Odesa highway had been restored.
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UPDATE: Russian glide bomb attack injures 6, including 2 children, in Kharkiv.
Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Tereknov said earlier in the day that several houses were destroyed in the attack.
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Decorated Ukrainian pilot killed in action
Lieutenant Colonel Vasyliuk, the brigade’s chief of staff and a deputy commander of an aviation squadron, was killed “recently” while conducting a combat mission, the brigade said.
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Ukraine’s 110th Brigade downs 4 Russian aircraft in 2 weeks.
Su-25s help Russia carry out intense attacks in multiple sections of the eastern front.
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Congressmen introduce bipartisan police bill to reduce staff shortages.
Two congressmen on opposite sides of the aisle are pushing new legislation aimed at helping law enforcement. The bill is designed to reduce law enforcement staffing shortages and strengthen the vetting of new police recruits. Democratic Rep. Salud...
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How Michael Cohen went from Trump ally to antagonist.
Michael Cohen worked as former President Donald Trump's self-described fixer for years. Now, Cohen is a key witness against Trump in the New York "hush money" criminal trial. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa unpacks ...
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Elected officials share personal mental health struggles.
Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and Harris County Texas Judge Lina Hildago are some of the most outspoken elected officials telling Americans it's okay to not be okay. Both officials have taken leaves of absence for their mental health struggl...
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Will the 2024 Democratic National Convention mirror the 1968 protests?.
A coalition of pro-Palestinian activists is vowing to march without a permit during August's Democratic National Convention in Chicago. In 1968, demonstrators protested the DNC, also held in Chicago that year, over U.S. involvement in the Vietnam ...
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Nikki Haley continues to draw notable amount of votes in primaries.
Nikki Haley continues to draw a notable number of votes in Republican primaries even though she's no longer running. Can former President Donald Trump win over her supporters? Or might President Biden bank away her votes? Political strategists Oli...
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Close ties with Russia and the West: Xi Jinping's dangerous balancing act for China - DW News.
The presidents of Russia and China say their relationship has become stronger in the face of growing tensions with the West. Vladimir Putin is on a state visit to China. Today he and Chinese president Xi Jinping vowed to deepen bilateral further a...
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