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Davos 2023-Ukraine's Zelenskiy says tank supplies should come quicker

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the World Economic Forum on Wednesday that Western supplies of tanks and air defence units should come more quickly and be delivered faster than Russia was able to carry out its own attacks.

Reuters · Jan 18, 2023

Ukraine helicopter crash: Facts and unanswered questions

A helicopter crash that killed Ukraine's interior minister and about a dozen other people is the latest in a series of devastating developments in the nearly yearlong war that began with Russia’s invasion

The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2023

Davos 2023-Polish President says crucial to give Ukraine modern weapons

Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Wednesday he was afraid that Russia was preparing a new offensive in Ukraine within months, adding that it was crucial to provide additional support to Kyiv with modern tanks and missiles.

Reuters · Jan 18, 2023

Ukraine war: supply of advanced tanks will give Kyiv an edge over Russia and move it closer to Nato

When he appeared before the UK’s House of Commons Defence Committee in November 2021 to defend his government’s cuts to the armed forces, the then prime minister, Boris Johnson, declared that “the old concepts of fighting big tank battles on European land mass are over”. Committee chairman Tobias Elwood noted…

The Conversation · Jan 18, 2023

Will Ukraine interior minister’s death cut reforms short?

Denys Monastyrskyy was intent on shaking up policing system after years of scandals.

Al Jazeera · Jan 18, 2023

If Germany has truly learned from its history, it will send tanks to defend Ukraine

While many have pledged support, Germany has a unique historical responsibility toward Zelenskiy and his people. It cannot shirk it, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash

The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2023

Ukraine war: why Poland is piling pressure on allies to increase military support for Kyiv

Polish president Andrzej Duda has been putting pressure on Nato allies to support Ukraine with more tanks at the World Economic Forum in Davos. This is the latest attempt by Duda to rally other countries, and particularly Germany, to support Ukraine with heavy armaments.

The Conversation · Jan 18, 2023

Daily Dose Ep 1255: 3 assembly polls in Feb, Ukraine minister dies in crash

Gurmehar Kaur brings you the news from Jammu and Kashmir, Supreme Court, Punjab, Delhi, and Ukraine.

Newslaundry · Jan 18, 2023

Ukraine helicopter crash: Inside charred nursery gutted by explosion that killed 18

Three children were killed when a helicopter carrying Ukrainian interior ministry officials plunged into a kindergarten in Brovary, Ukraine - with the death toll expected to rise

Daily Mirror · Jan 18, 2023

First lady of Ukraine’s tears for helicopter crash victims as she’s told at Davos about tragedy

At least 14 people, including a child and the country’s interior minister, died when the helicopter came down

Evening Standard · Jan 18, 2023