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A team of experts from the forensic department of France's national gendarmerie has been working for three days already to examine and identify those buried at the largest mass grave found to date in the devastated town of Bucha, in Ukraine.They are part of a painstaking operation being conducted in areas once occupied by Russian forces that could help piece together a case at the International Criminal Court.
Rescue workers searched desperately for any survivors buried beneath the rubble of Mariupol's bombed-out theatre Friday, as Russia's forces pounded residential areas across Ukraine, stoking allegations of war crimes.
Germany and the United States announced Wednesday that they will send advanced battle tanks to Ukraine, offering what one expert called an “armored punching force” to help Kyiv break combat stalemates as the Russian invasion enters its 12th month. Nearly a year into the war, FRANCE 24's Ukraine Correspondent Gulliver Cragg joins us on set in Paris to take stock of the situation.
French President Emmanuel Macron unveiled his vision for modernising the military in his nuclear-armed country on Friday, saying 413 billion euros ($446 billion) would be assigned to the army in 2024-2030 – up from 295 billion euros in the previous budget.
Before departing for Romania and Moldova, countries bordering Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron said the war in Ukraine has sown disorder in all aspects of life, including the economy, warning of tough times ahead as the conflict continues for a fourth month.
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