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In the early hours of February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared on Russian state television to announce a “special military operation” against Ukraine. A full-scale invasion of Ukraine came days after the Russian president recognised ...

On November 15, as Russian forces were advancing on the outskirts of the town of Myrnohrad in eastern Ukraine, retail investors placed risky bets in real time on the battle using Polymarket, a gambling platform that allows users to bet on predictive ...

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine carried out "deep strikes" on Moscow yesterday as both Ukrainian and Russian forces launched drone strikes at each other overnight. Meanwhile, a Chinese-owned ship was hit in one of the Russian strikes.

Machines are increasingly replacing humans on the front line, but troops are still vital for defending territory.