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Andrey Marochko stated that Lugansk is currently being targeted every day. He noted that Kiev has stepped up strikes on the LPR ahead of planned talks on Ukraine.
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strikeAug 18, 2026
Iran’s gutted ranks leave loyalists filling critical posts — with one glaring problem
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Iran is rebuilding the upper ranks of its military and security establishment after months of wartime losses by turning largely to familiar veterans — figures whose careers in some cases stretch back to the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the Iran-Iraq War and previous domestic crackdowns.
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Iran is rebuilding the upper ranks of its military and security establishment after months of wartime losses by turning largely to familiar veterans — figures whose careers in some cases stretch back to the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the Iran-Iraq War and previous domestic crackdow…
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