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-72b63a4e0c8c475ad81fe3eed3f63729.jpeg "Photo of Cyril Barabaltchouk")
-87a2fe4e10620ee1177aa76403101f77.jpg "Russian leader Vladimir Putin, surrounded by armed forces’ officers, attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Unknown Soldier’s Tomb on June 22, 2025, in Moscow, Russia. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Iranian-flagged cargo ship Touska is tracked from the deck of a US Navy vessel. (Source: US Central Command)]( "Iranian-flagged cargo ship Touska is tracked from the deck of a US Navy vessel. (Source: US Central Command)")
![This photograph shows a P1-Sun interceptor drone during a test flight at an undisclosed location in Ukraine on March 19, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "This photograph shows a P1-Sun interceptor drone during a test flight at an undisclosed location in Ukraine on March 19, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Illustrative image. A view of the vessels heading towards the Strait of Hormuz following the two-week temporary ceasefire reached between the United States and Iran, in Oman on April 08, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Illustrative image. A view of the vessels heading towards the Strait of Hormuz following the two-week temporary ceasefire reached between the United States and Iran, in Oman on April 08, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Zlatoust Metallurgical Plant]( "Zlatoust Metallurgical Plant")
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![Joseph Place]( "Joseph Place")
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- War in Ukraine
Exclusive: Russia Can’t Easily Produce Tanks, Aircraft, and Warships Without This Metal Supply ChainThe Zlatoust Metallurgical Plant sits at the center of a major Russian alloy supply chain, drawing inputs from Iran, Kazakhstan, and within Russia. Without this steel chain, Russia’s military ability to fly, swim, and crawl would suffer significantly, as newly obtained documentation shows.![Russian jet-powered Shahed drone, captured on the camera of the Ukrainian Sting interceptor drone. (Source: Wild Hornets)]( "Russian jet-powered Shahed drone, captured on the camera of the Ukrainian Sting interceptor drone. (Source: Wild Hornets)")
![USAF B-1B Lancer bomber with JDAM munitions staged at RAF Fairford, UK, ahead of potential operations targeting Iranian missile infrastructure. (Source: Getty Images)]( "USAF B-1B Lancer bomber with JDAM munitions staged at RAF Fairford, UK, ahead of potential operations targeting Iranian missile infrastructure. (Source: Getty Images)")
-605be766de04ba3d21b67fb76a76786a.jpg "Joseph Place")
