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The United States on Thursday announced $675 million in additional military equipment for Ukraine, as it said allies' efforts in bolstering Kyiv were now visibly paying off on the battlefield. Hosting a new round of talks with partners in Germany, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said Kyiv was now not only resisting Russian invaders, but is mounting a counter-offensive in the south.
On the front lines in the Donetsk region, a Ukrainian tank platoon commander describes the difficulty of defending oneself while saving ammunition and time.
For more on Russia's devastating year-long invasion of Ukraine, and their army's fraught relationship with the Russian private military mercenary group Wagner, FRANCE 24 is joined by Marina Miron, Honorary Research Fellow in the Defence Studies Department (DSD)'s Centre for Military Ethics at King's College London.
One year on from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Euronews speaks to Bulgarian political scientist Ivan Krastev about how the war has changed Europe
NATO defence ministers are meeting in Brussels today. The gathering comes a day after Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Ukraine was going through ammunition faster than can be produced. Speaking earlier, the US Defense Secretary pledged to stand united with Ukraine for as long as it takes and said the contact group will ensure Ukraine has what it needs, when it needs it. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Commentator Douglas Herbert tells us more.
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