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US arms exports reach record $318 billion in 2024 driven by Ukraine-related demand

U.S. military equipment sales to foreign governments jumped 29% in 2024, reaching a record $318.7 billion, according to the State Department. Countries ramped up purchases to restock supplies sent to Ukraine and prepare for potential large-scale conflicts. The Biden administration’s final-year figures reinforce expectations of strong performance for U.S. defense manufacturers like Lockheed Martin, General […]

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150,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine in 2024, Syrskyi says

Russian forces suffered their heaviest losses last year since the start of the full-scale war, with total military losses reaching 434,000 soldiers, including approximately 150,000 killed in combat during 2024, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said in a Jan. 19 interview with the Ukrainian news outlet TSN. “In this year of fighting, (Russian President Vladimir Putin) lost […]