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Despite concerns, US to send 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine

The U.S. will send 31 M1 Abrams battle tanks to Ukraine, a decision that reverses months of persistent arguments by the Biden administration that the tanks were too difficult for Ukrainian troops to operate and maintain

The Independent UK

US vows ‘long term commitment’ to Ukraine as it sends in fleet of Abrams tanks and tow vehicles to Kyiv

President Joe Biden says the M1 Abrams tanks the US will provide to Ukraine ‘are evidence of our commitment to Ukraine and our confidence in the skill of the Ukrainian forces’

The Independent UK

Sending tanks to Ukraine makes one thing clear: this is now a western war against Russia

Volodymyr Zelenskiy is finally getting the help he wants, but it places more of Ukraine’s future in US hands, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Ukraine Sets Sights on Fighter Jets after Securing Tank Supplies

Ukraine will now push for Western fourth generation fighter jets such as the US F-16 after securing supplies of main battle tanks, an adviser to Ukraine's defense minister said on Wednesday. Ukraine won a huge boost for its troops as Germany announced plans to provide heavy tanks for Kyiv on…

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Ukraine sets sights on fighter jets after securing tank supplies

Ukraine will now push for Western fourth generation fighter jets such as the U.S. F-16 after securing supplies of main battle tanks, an adviser to Ukraine's defence minister said.

Reuters

ECHR says it can hear case against Russia over MH17 downing

The Netherlands and Ukraine are pursuing Moscow over its pre-February 2022 actions in eastern Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Analysis-Zelenskiy purges officials to keep Ukrainians and West onside

The biggest shake-up of Ukraine's government since Russia's full-scale invasion underlines President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's need to show key Western partners and war-weary Ukrainians that he is serious about tackling corruption and punishing misrule.

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NZ rejected Ukrainian request for military vehicles

The Ukrainian Ambassador wrote to the Prime Minister asking for surplus light armoured vehicles, Marc Daalder reports.

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Which countries are supplying tanks to Ukraine?

US, Germany, and UK have pledged to provide advanced battle tanks to Kyiv – a move Russia called ‘extremely dangerous’.

Al Jazeera

Russian parliament head backs ban on public criticism of Wagner fighters

Russia's top lawmaker on Wednesday backed a proposal by the founder of the Wagner mercenary group fighting in Ukraine to make it a criminal offence to publicly criticise Wagner fighters or publish negative reports about them.

Reuters

Missile hit Turkish-owned ship in Ukraine's Kherson port -video, sources

A Turkish-owned general cargo ship was struck by a missile in the port of the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, sparking a fire, according to video footage from the scene and shipping sources.

Reuters

European court rules Ukraine cases against Russia admissible

Europe’s top human rights court has ruled that it can adjudicate cases brought by the Netherlands and Ukraine against Russia for alleged rights violations in eastern Ukraine in 2014, including the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17

The Independent UK

UNESCO sounds alarm stating Odesa a 'World Heritage in Danger' site

The United Nations cultural agency UNESCO said on Wednesday that it had designated the historic centre of Odesa, a strategic port city on Ukraine's Black Sea coast, a World Heritage in Danger site.

France 24

Putin ignores German tank decision, dispenses career advice on Moscow University visit

Russian President Vladimir Putin avoided commenting on Germany's landmark decision on Wednesday to supply tanks to Ukraine during a visit to Moscow State University, instead dispensing career advice to students and fielding questions on other topics.

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UNESCO designates Ukraine's Odesa a World Heritage in Danger site

The United Nations' cultural agency, UNESCO, said on Wednesday that it had designated the historic centre of Odesa, a strategic port city on Ukraine's Black Sea coast, a World Heritage in Danger site.

Reuters

European rights court rules Ukraine, MH-17 cases against Russia are admissible

The European Court of Human Rights said cases brought by Ukraine and the Netherlands against Russia over alleged human rights violations in the breakaway Luhansk and Donetsk regions of Ukraine, and the shooting down of Flight MH-17, were admissible.

Daily Mirror

High-ranking Russian officials escape Vladimir Putin's grasp to defect to the West

Vladimir Osechkin knows the risks of defying Vladimir Putin and the Russian state after would-be assassins invaded his home and tried to kill his family before he escaped to France in 2015

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Russia scorns Germany for sending Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine

Germany’s move to deliver Leopard 2s to Kyiv will lead to ‘permanent escalation’, says Russian embassy in Berlin.

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Norway police release former Wagner commander from detention

Norwegian police said on Wednesday they would not seek to intern a former commander of Russia's Wagner mercenary group who recently fled to Norway, ordering him instead to stay at a secret location for security reasons.

Reuters

Ukraine sanctions wealthy businessman, nine priests linked to Russian church

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy imposed sanctions on one of Ukraine's richest businessmen and nine senior priests associated with the Russian Orthodox Church, blocking their assets for five years.

The Guardian - UK

There is war in Ukraine. We have sanctions. So why would the UK Treasury help Putin’s brutal ally?

Claims that the boss of the Wagner Group, a key part of Russia’s military machine, was aided in a libel action must be run to ground, says shadow chief secretary to the Treasury Pat McFadden

Reuters

Germany's Leopard tank move puts spotlight on its maker: Rheinmetall

Armin Papperger is on a roll.

Reuters

Ukraine confirms its troops have withdrawn from Soledar

Ukraine confirmed on Wednesday its troops had withdrawn from Soledar in eastern Ukraine, almost two weeks after Russian troops said they had captured the small salt-mining town.

The Independent UK

Ukraine forces pull back from Donbas town after onslaught

Ukrainian forces say they have conducted an organized retreat from a town in the eastern region of the Donbas, handing the Kremlin’s forces a rare but modest battlefield triumph after a series of setbacks in the invasion that began almost 11 months ago

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Ukraine Confirms Its Troops Have Withdrawn from Soledar

Ukraine confirmed on Wednesday its troops had withdrawn from Soledar in eastern Ukraine, almost two weeks after Russian troops said they had captured the small salt-mining town. "In order to preserve the lives of service personnel, the Defense Forces withdrew from Soledar," military spokesman Serhiy Cherevatyi was quoted as saying…

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