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Germany's government named Boris Pistorius as defence minister on Tuesday at a time of mounting pressure on Berlin from Western allies to allow Ukraine to use German-made tanks in the war with Russia.
On Ukraine's Day of Dignity and Freedom, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy linked the historic pro-democracy protests one decade ago to the current day, describing the 2013 demonstrations on Maiden Square as Ukraine's "first victory" in its war with Russia.
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu oversees training routines of contract service members at a military ground situated in Russia's south, according to the Defence Ministry, in the region bordering Ukraine.
Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Monday he had submitted his resignation letter to the chairman of parliament, in the biggest shakeup of the defence establishment since Russia invaded in February 2022. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced late on Sunday he had decided to replace his wartime defence minister and proposed Rustem Umerov, a Crimean Tatar who heads the State Property Fund, as his replacement.
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