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People save icons as they clear rubble after a Russian rocket ruined an Orthodox church in an Easter attack, in Komyshuvakha, in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, early hours Sunday.

Latest on Ukraine: Russia's prisoners, Brazil's diplomacy, the fight for Bakhmut

2:07pm April 17, 2023

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Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

More than 200,000 people had reported to service as of this photo in October 2022 under Russia's mobilization. The defense minister instructed the military chiefs to provide the conscripts with the necessary clothing, arms and other equipment. But the public complained about a lack of provisions and training for recruits.

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Russia races to pass tough new military draft rules, banning conscripts from leaving

5:25pm April 13, 2023

by Charles Maynes

The law could have big implications for the Kremlin's war plans in Ukraine, especially as it tries to recruit thousands more troops in anticipation of a Ukrainian counteroffensive.

A Ukrainian MSLR BM-21 "Grad" fires toward Russian positions in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, April 8.

Latest on Ukraine: Pentagon leaks, France's overtures in China and Finland in NATO

11:48am April 10, 2023

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The national flags of countries in NATO fly outside the organization headquarters in Brussels on Monday. Finland's flag will be added to the group.

Latest on Ukraine: Russia jails a U.S. reporter, Finland to join NATO and more

11:12am April 03, 2023

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An aerial view of Bakhmut, the site of heavy battles with Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday.

Latest in Ukraine: Putin will move tactical nuclear weapons into Belarus (March 27)

1:58pm March 27, 2023

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Magnus Ek, 53, a retired Swedish lieutenant, is teaching a group of Ukrainian conscripts how to fire an AK-47 in eastern Ukraine's Donbas region. Ek, who spent a decade as an instructor in Sweden, is among a group of foreign military volunteers who have gone to train Ukrainians how to defend their country from Russia's invasion.

Foreign volunteers race to train new Ukrainian troops to be sent to the front

9:01am March 27, 2023

by Frank Langfitt

Former service members and combat medics from other countries are in Ukraine to train civilians. They typically have just days with new conscripts before they are sent to the front.

China's leader Xi Jinping claps as he listens to Russian President Vladimir Putin via a video link, from the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 2, 2019. Xi will meet Putin this week on a visit to Moscow.

Latest on Ukraine: Xi Jinping visits Moscow to meet Putin (March 20)

9:36am March 20, 2023

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Ukrainian military personnel receive training on German-made Leopard 2 battle tanks at a Spanish army training center in Zaragoza, Spain, on Monday.

Latest in Ukraine: Expectations are growing for China's Xi Jinping to visit Russia

11:47am March 13, 2023

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Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin attends a meeting with investors at the Eastern Economic Forum on Sept. 2, 2016, in Vladivostok, Russia.

Yevgeny Prigozhin, 'Putin's Chef,' has emerged from the shadows with his Wagner Group

4:14pm March 06, 2023

by Charles Maynes

Yevgeny Prigozhin, known as "Putin's Chef" because of his company's origins in the catering business, now fields a mercenary army of 50,000. Its role in Ukraine is central to Russia's war effort.

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Ukrainian soldiers fire a self-propelled howitzer towards Russian positions near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday.

Latest in Ukraine: All eyes on Bakhmut as Russia fights to take it over (March 6)

11:13am March 06, 2023

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Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.