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France to provide long-range missiles to Ukraine
France has decided to deliver long-range missiles to Ukraine to support the counteroffensive, said French President Emmanuel Macron at the NATO summit in Vilnius.
These will most likely be the Franco-British Storm Shadow cruise missiles (the French name is SCALP EG), which were previously delivered to Ukraine by the United Kingdom.
Germany, in turn, will deliver Leopard 1 battle tanks, Marder infantry fighting vehicles, Patriot air defense missile launchers and missiles to Ukraine. A new aid …
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U.S. to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine
The new aid package, which will be provided from the US Army's stockpiles, includes 155-mm caliber ammunition, including DPICM, 105-mm shells, as well as ammunition for the Patriot and HIMARS systems, said US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan at a press briefing.
At the same time, he noted that Kyiv "provided written assurances" that Ukraine would use these weapons "very carefully, in order to minimize any risk to the civilian population."
According to Sullivan, these guarantees made …
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Czech Republic to send combat helicopters and ammunition to Ukraine
The Czech Republic will send additional attack helicopters and ammunition to Ukraine. It will also help with the training of pilots on Western fighter jets, said Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala at a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
"Supporting Ukraine is a foreign policy priority for me and my government. We will continue to support and participate in the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine. We must continue with this assistance. The Czech Republic is sending …
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Russia and Syria begin joint military exercises
Today, Russian-Syrian joint exercises will begin in Syria.
"The exercises will last six days. During these drills, the parties will work out joint actions of aircraft, air defense forces and electronic warfare in repelling air attacks, " Russian news agency TASS quotes the deputy head of the Russian Center for the Reconciliation of the Warring Parties in Syria, Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov.
Gurinov noted that during the day there were nine violations of Syrian airspace. According to him, the …
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Serbian President: main part of Ukrainian counteroffensive will begin in coming days
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić believes that in the coming days Ukrainian troops will begin a new attack as part of the counteroffensive. He expects that "an attack on the Serbs" in Kosovo will happen at the same time.
The President of Serbia noted that, in his opinion, the Ukrainians "have prepared dozens of brigades that will seriously break through the Russian defense lines."
He stressed that when he says this, he does not cheer for Ukrainians, but expresses what he thinks. According …