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Russia is ‘recycling’ wounded troops, sending some to the frontline on crutches

Kyiv & London CNN — The Russian military is sending wounded troops on crutches back to the frontlines to fight, and redeploying soldiers with significant injuries to combat roles, as it struggles with growing manpower issues, according to videos and testimony obtained by CNN. Frontline footage posted by Ukrainian drone operators and Russian troops show …

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Egypt Independent February 23, 2025

North Korean troops pulled back from frontline after heavy losses, Ukrainian officials say

Kyiv, Ukraine CNN — North Korean troops have not been seen on the frontlines in Russia’s Kursk region for several weeks, a Ukrainian military official said Friday, amid reports of mass casualties among Pyongyang’s forces. “The presence of DPRK troops has not been observed for about three weeks, and they were probably forced to withdraw …

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Egypt Independent February 2, 2025

Ukraine is relying on drones to hold back Russian advances. Troops on the frontline are fearing the worst

Pokrovsk, eastern Ukraine CNN — The Russian assault, caught in grainy feeds from multiple drones, is relentless and daily. Aging armored vehicles race across a pockmarked field. Then, in broad daylight, one tank is stopped by Ukrainian attack drones. Yet two vehicles make it to the treeline and drop off Russian troops to shelter in …

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Egypt Independent November 29, 2024

Residents of a frontline Israeli city feel Hezbollah’s war ‘getting closer’

In Israel’s northern city of Nahariya, a sense of anxiety lingers among residents as they struggle to maintain daily life with the threat of war with Lebanon’s Hezbollah edging closer to their doorsteps. The coastal city of 77,000 residents sits just 6 miles (10 kilometers) from the border with Lebanon, where the Israeli army and …

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Egypt Independent August 9, 2024

Facing difficult frontline reality and the prospect of Trump in the White House, Zelensky hints at negotiations with Russia

CNN — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky struck an unusually subdued tone as he addressed his nation this week, hinting at a willingness to negotiate with Russia for the first time since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion more than two years ago. Zelensky suggested Moscow should send a delegation to the next peace summit that he …

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Egypt Independent July 20, 2024