France breaks Allied ranks by sending combat vehicles to help beat back Russia
An ice rink that was destroyed by a missile strike in Druzhkivka, Ukraine. Picture: CLODAGH KILCOYNE/REUTERS
“This is the first time that Western-made armoured vehicles are being delivered in support of the Ukrainian army,” the official said. Biden’s move, however, will fall short of sending the Abrams tanks that Ukraine has sought. Kyiv has repeatedly asked Western allies for heavier fighting vehicles such as the Abrams and German-made Leopard tanks.
“The fighting is still quite hot ... I think what we’re seeing in Bakhmut we should expect to see elsewhere along the front that there will be continued fighting in the coming months.” The US has increased the capability of the weapons it has sent, including shoulder-fired Stinger anti-aircraft missiles as well as Javelin antitank missiles, the Himars rocket system and Nasams surface-to-air missiles.
“According to Ukrainian military intelligence estimates, in the next four-five months the Russian army may lose up to 70,000 people. And the occupying country’s [Russia’s] leadership is ready for such losses,” Cherniak said.In a signal to the West that Russia will not back down over Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a frigate on Wednesday to the Atlantic Ocean armed with new-generation hypersonic cruise missiles, which can travel at more than five times the speed of sound.
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