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Why Russia Is Sending House Cats To The Ukraine War Front Lines

Rodents in the trenches are making life difficult for both Russian and Ukrainian soldiers on both sides, and leading authorities and activists send house cats to the front lines.

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This Happened

This Happened – April 23: ​The First Ever Iconic War Photo

Updated April 23, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. Roger Fenton’s photograph “the Valley of the Shadow of Death,” is considered the first-ever iconic war image, and was taken on this day in 1885. What is the Valley of the Shadow of Death? The area known as the “Valley of the Shadow of Death” is a narrow […]

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Russia-Ukraine War

“Like Guerrilla War” — A Soldier’s Dispatch From The Ukrainian Southern Front

Oleksandr Solonko, a military trooper and aerial scout, played an active role in combat operations in Bakhmut and later on the Zaporizhzhia front near Robotyne, where Ukraine is securing its breach of Russian defenses.

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Geopolitics Russia-Ukraine War

Ukraine Now Has More Landmines Than Any Other Nation — What Can Be Done?

Ukraine became the country with the most landmines in the world. Kyiv has limited resources, so NGOs are trying to help by training soldiers to identify and destroy the potentially deadly devices even while protecting themselves from new assaults from Russian forces.

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Hide-And-Seek Of Drone Warfare, A Letter From Ukraine’s Front Line

A member of the Ukrainian Armed Forces writes his account of the new dynamic of targeting, and being targeted by, the invading Russian troops, as drones circle above and trenches get left behind.

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