Security pact between Kiev and Berlin, Germany will send another 1.13 billion in military aid. Violent fighting in Donetsk, Ukrainians withdraw from a position south of Avdiivka.
Moscow says it shot down a Ukrainian drone over the Black Sea. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, 'war industry is needed since war times' The German chancellor appealed to the US Congress to "authorize the decisions necessary to guarantee support" for Ukraine, given that US support remains "essential" for Kiev.