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West must 'ramp up' ammunition production for Ukraine - NATO chief

The NATO Secretary-General said that the waiting time for large calibre projectiles has gone from 12 to 28 months.

Ukraine

Moscow warns of 'unpredictable' escalation to war in Ukraine

Moscow’s defence minister has warned that Western military aid to Ukraine could lead to an "unpredictable" escalation in the war.

Ukraine

Kyiv says new attacks are being planned by Moscow

Canada's Minister of National Defence Anita Anand publishes footage of a Canadian Leopard 2 tank being loaded onto a plane at an airport 'en route' to Ukraine.

Germany

Germany will not send fighter jets to Ukraine, says Scholz

The request comes just days after the country agrees to send its Leopard 2 tanks.

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Israel

Palestinian boy shot and injured two Israeli men

A Palestinian boy, aged 13, shot and injured an Israeli man and his adult son in East Jerusalem. The boy was shot and disarmed by bystanders and taken to hospital in handcuffs.

Ukraine

Canada and France pledge tanks supplies for Ukraine

The announcement comes one day after the United States and Germany both announced they are sending battle tanks to Ukraine, the first stage of a coordinated effort by the West to provide dozens of the heavy weapons to help Kyiv as Russia's invasion enters its 12th month.

World News

US, Germany sending battle tanks to aid Ukraine war effort

Germany and the United States announced Wednesday that they will send battle tanks to Ukraine, the first stage of a coordinated effort by the West to provide dozens of the heavy weapons.

USA

Man behind deadly California shooting named by police

Huu Can Tran, a 72-year old Asian man, has been named as the person behind the deadly shooting in Monterey Park, California. His motivation is still unclear.

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Former NATO policy chief says Germany is wrong not to release tanks

Former NATO director of policy planning told Euronews Fabrice Pothier thinks Germany will be making a mistake if it does not authorise Leopard 2 tanks to be provided to Ukraine

Belgium

Europe pledges more weapons to Ukraine

The European Council President Charles Michel visited Ukraine and talked of increased sanctions on Russia as allies pledge to supply Kyiv with more weapons

Germany

Boris Pistorius becomes Germany's new defence minister

In a changing of the guard at Germany's defence ministry Boris Pistorius has taken over the minister's job from Christine Lambrecht. It comes at a time of change in the German armed forces and with the country under pressure to send battle tanks to Ukraine.

United Kingdom

UK to supply ‘Challenger 2’ tanks to Ukraine

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has promised to provide tanks and artillery systems to Ukraine, amid renewed missile attacks by Moscow targeting the Ukrainian capital and other cities.

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Watch: Ukraine’s army still relies on Soviet-era tanks

Many of Ukraine's tanks are old Soviet models like the T-64 and due to the stresses of war, it's becoming increasingly hard to maintain them.

Latvia

Joint Expeditionary Force meets promising more support for Ukraine

A group of 10 northern European nations has pledged to further help Ukraine defended itself from Russian aggression. The Joint Expeditionary Force was set up in 2014 to accelerate a common response to Russian threats.

Belgium

EU's defence suffering from 'years of under investment'

The EU has sent billions in arms and equipment to Ukraine. But this has also exposed shortfalls in supplies among the 27 member states according to the bloc's chief for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

Ukraine

Ukraine eyes up the strategic Kinburn Peninsula

, Kyiv has its eyes set on the strategic Kinburn peninsula. It’s a piece of land that juts out from the in the Black Sea. Crucially it is connected to territory on the south side of the Dneiper river.

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Arms made at pace ‘highest since Cold War’ as Europe’s east aids Kyiv

Central and eastern European countries, from the Czech Republic to Poland, have seen their guns and ammo manufacturing reach 30-year highs as they try to replenish stock donated to Ukraine and beef up their own defence.

World News

Vladimir Putin announces increase in military equipment

But anger is growing among the relatives of Russian servicemen fighting in Ukraine.

World News

US shooting: six killed in a Virginia Walmart supermarket

The motive for the attack is still unknown

Ukraine

Russian mobilised troops head to Ukraine

Russian mobilised servicemen attend a deployment ceremony in Tver before heading to Ukraine to continue fighting, just as Ukrainians take the abandoned Russian weaponry left behind in Kharkiv