Soldier
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World
In Ukraine, Killings of Surrendering Russians Divide an American-Led Unit
Hours after a battle in eastern Ukraine in August, a wounded and unarmed Russian soldier crawled through a nearly destroyed trench, seeking help from his captors, a unit of international volunteers led by an American. Caspar Grosse, a German medic in ...
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Newyork
A Disaster of the U.S. Military’s Own Making
Austin Valley had just arrived at his Army base in Poland, last March, when he knocked on his buddy Adrian Sly’s door to borrow a knife. The base plate of his helmet was loose and needed fixing, he told Sly. The soldiers had spent most of their day ...
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World
U.S. Army Soldier Is Detained in Russia
The soldier was apprehended in Vladivostok on charges of criminal misconduct, in a case that is likely to aggravate the contentious relationship between Moscow and Washington.
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US
The Army Sees Mortars as Safe. Troops Report Signs of Brain Injury.
After firing about 10,000 mortar rounds during four years of training, one soldier who joined the Army with near-perfect scores on the military aptitude test was struggling to read or do basic math. Another soldier started having unexplained fits in ...
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World
Monday Briefing
Ukraine said 31,000 of its soldiers had been killed.
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World
Russia Hides Its War Toll. We Pieced Together the Clues.
Interviews with wounded Russian soldiers, and with relatives of others, reveal glimpses of what injured veterans can expect when sent home from Ukraine.