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![Two foreign mercenaries recruited by Russia pose with assault rifles before being sent to the front. (Photo: HUR)]( "Ukrainian Intelligence Identifies Two More Kenyans Killed Fighting for Russia")
![Russia Forcing Amputee Soldiers Back to the Frontline, With No Prosthetics or Support]( "Russia Forcing Amputee Soldiers Back to the Frontline, With No Prosthetics or Support")
![Russia’s Near-Bankrupt Defense Giant Builds “Sword” for China’s Military]( "Russia’s Near-Bankrupt Defense Giant Builds “Sword” for China’s Military")
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![Photo of Oleksandr Moiseienko]( "Photo of Oleksandr Moiseienko")
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Russia’s defense institute NIISSU is in severe financial distress even as it continues work on “Sword,” a sophisticated command-and-control system for China’s People’s Liberation Army.![Illustrative image. Russian 9K33 Osa surface-to-air missile system (NATO reporting name is SA-8 Gecko) in the eastern Ukrainian city of Makeyevka on February 21, 2015. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Illustrative image. Russian 9K33 Osa surface-to-air missile system (NATO reporting name is SA-8 Gecko) in the eastern Ukrainian city of Makeyevka on February 21, 2015. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A Russian Pantsir-SMD-E air defense missile system is on display at Al-Maktoum International Airport during the Dubai Airshow 2025 in Dubai on November 17, 2025. Illustrative image. (Photo: Giuseppe CACACE/AFP via Getty Images)]( "Ukrainian Intelligence Uncovers Foreign Machines Powering Russia’s War Industry Despite Sanctions")
![Russian soldiers riding a modified Lada near the frontline. (Source: RealJakeBroe/X)]( "Russian soldiers riding a modified Lada near the frontline. (Source: RealJakeBroe/X)")
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![Photo of Vlad Litnarovych]( "Photo of Vlad Litnarovych")
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By the end of 2025 and the beginning of 2026, the war has entered a phase where there are no easy narratives left—only exhaustion. Both Ukraine and Russia are operating at the limits of what their militaries, economies, and societies can sustain.
-8d40d3a79a5bf532decd01e5ad3de2d6.webp "Ukrainian Intelligence Identifies Two More Kenyans Killed Fighting for Russia")
-db95bf046e8e9bd463fbdbe065cc5f87.jpg "Russia Forcing Amputee Soldiers Back to the Frontline, With No Prosthetics or Support")
-98d31b238962988a82662dd1f44a2cd4.jpg "Russia’s Near-Bankrupt Defense Giant Builds “Sword” for China’s Military")
-206008aed5f329e86c52788e3e423f23.jpg "Photo of Oleksandr Moiseienko")
