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What military aid are the UK and other countries sending to Ukraine?

Western powers have ramped up their defence assistance to Kyiv, sending heavy artillery to help its forces push back Russia’s advances.

The Independent UK

VIDEO: Russian Frigate Launches Missiles At Ukrainian Targets

Zenger News obtained the footage from the Russian Ministry of Defence on Wednesday, April 27th.

Zenger

Civil defence is trending in Taiwan after Ukraine war

Taiwanese know how to prepare for natural disasters, but now some want to equip themselves for war.

Al Jazeera

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Ministry of Defence refuses to say whether US nukes are returning to British soil

American nuclear bombs were removed from Britain in 2008 but there are signs they could be set to return

The Independent UK

What are the key defence projects under ‘Make In India’ scheme

Pushing for ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ , the Ministry of Defence has signed more than 180 contracts with the Indian industry between June 2014 and December 2019, worth approximately $25.8 billion

The Hindu

UK is sending 22 ambulances and 40 fire engines to help Ukraine hospitals under attack

The Ministry of Defence said 'poor logistical and combat support' were continuing to hamper Russia's advances. Tonight, it was announced the UK is boosting humanitarian support for Ukrainian hospitals

Daily Mirror

UK says Russia's invasion of Ukraine has disrupted Ukrainian agricultural production

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has significantly disrupted Ukrainian agricultural production, the UK's Ministry of Defence tweeted in a regular bulletin on Monday.

Reuters

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Priti Patel’s refugee pushback policy withdrawn days before legal review

Government lawyers confirm Home Office plan to force small boats back to France has been abandoned

The Guardian - UK

UK says Russia made minor advances in Ukraine after its shift to Donbas

Russia has made minor advances in some areas since shifting its focus to fully occupying the Donbas, the UK's Ministry of Defence tweeted in a regular bulletin on Monday.

Reuters

France and Germany could be doing more to support Ukraine, says UK minister

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky told a press conference in Kyiv that the UK, along with the US, was supplying the ‘biggest military aid’

Evening Standard

Russia has made ‘no major gains’ in past 24 hours as Ukraine counterattacks, says UK

Russian air and maritime forces have failed to establish control and heavy fighting is continuing in Mariupol, the MoD said

Evening Standard

Latest blow for troubled £5.5bn Army vehicles as just five of 27 problems fixed

Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey forced the information about the Ajax fiasco out of the Ministry of Defence as Vladimir Putin's forces continue their Ukraine invasion

Daily Mirror

Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

Ukrainian fighters were clinging to their last redoubt in Mariupol after Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed victory in the biggest battle of the war, declaring the port city "liberated" following weeks of relentless bombardment.

Reuters

Russian attacks on west Ukraine attempt to disrupt reinforcements, says UK

Russian forces have refocused their attacks in the Donbas after withdrawing from the north

Evening Standard

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Ukraine repelling intense Russian offensive in east, UK says, as Mariupol troops face ‘last hours’

Shelling and strikes in Donbas increasing but Russians hampered by logistical problems, Ministry of Defence claims

Reuters

Police charge man following incident near London's Downing Street

British police said they had charged a 29-year-old man who was armed with a knife when he confronted two Ministry of Defence police officers near Prime Minister Boris Johnson's official residence in central London on Monday.

The Guardian - UK

Attempted murder arrest after police confronted by armed man in London

Suspect arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after incident on Horse Guards Parade

The Independent UK

Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after ‘confronting MoD police officers with knife’

The 29-year-old suspect was tasered and arrested by officers

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Reuters

How big a loss to Russia is the sinking of the Moskva missile cruiser?

Russia has confirmed the Moskva missile cruiser, the flagship of its Black Sea Fleet, has sunk while being towed to port following what it said was a fire and explosions involving ammunition stowed onboard.

The Independent UK

Estonian defence chief praises UK for Nato support but calls for extra troops

Kusti Salm, the permanent secretary for the Estonian Ministry of Defence, has called Russia ‘a historic-level murderer’.

ABC News

Putin's propaganda playbook shows how an army of fake fact-checkers is sowing doubt and confusion

Voices sympathetic to Russia are posing as fact-checkers in a bid to sow doubt and confusion, and to drain sympathy from a world watching the invasion of Ukraine.

The Guardian - AU

International Criminal Court chief prosecutor says ‘Ukraine is a crime scene’ after visiting Bucha – as it happened

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Manchester Evening News

Stockport firm secures massive extension to multi-billion pound armoured vehicle contract with British Army

WFEL in Stockport and Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land in Telford will produce over 506 of the state-of-the-art vehicles between them

Manchester Evening News

Secret bunkers hidden in Greater Manchester's streets, woods and buildings that were built amid fears of attack from Soviet Union

The bunkers were built at a time when there was very real fear of a nuclear war

Evening Standard

Evening Standard Comment: By importing Russian energy, Europe continues to fund Vladimir Putin’s war

Vladimir Putin’s retreat from Kyiv may be complete, according to the Ministry of Defence, but the horrifying consequences of Russia’s attacks are growing clearer and more appalling by the day. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said the destruction of Borodyanka is “more horrific” than what was discovered in Bucha, where…

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