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Emmanuel Macron promised Volodymyr Zelensky that France would deliver light battle tanks to troops in kyiv.
" Thank you my friend !
Your leadership brings our victory closer,” the Ukrainian president thanked him in a tweet.
The death toll from the heavy Ukrainian strike on a group of Russian reservists rose to 89 dead on Wednesday, according to Moscow.
Critics are heard in Russia, in particular because these soldiers would have been installed near ammunition.
The geolocation of mobile phones (which would have allowed the Ukrainians to locate them) is also pointed out.
Several sirens warning of air attacks sounded Wednesday in Ukraine without any major damage being reported.
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Poland signs the purchase of 116 American Abrams tanks
Poland, a neighboring country of Ukraine, has signed an agreement for the purchase of 116 Abrams tanks from the United States, as part of the reinforcement of its army.
The sale had been approved by the US State Department in December.
“We are strengthening the
iron fist of
the Polish military to effectively deter the aggressor,” Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said at a signing ceremony for the agreement in Warsaw.
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