Canada has announced that it will donate 200 armoured personnel carriers (APCs) to Ukraine. The move came during a visit to Kyiv by Canada’s defence minister Anita Anand.
In an appearance alongside Ukraine’s defence minister Oleksii Reznikov, CBC reports that Anand said “Today, I am glad to confirm our next package of military aid. The vehicles offer state-of-the-art, best-in-class technology and weapons can easily be mounted on them. These vehicles also allow for the safe transportation of personnel and equipment.”
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskiy has responded on social media, tweeting “On this difficult day for Ukraine, our friends continue to support us. Thank you Justin Trudeau and the Canadian people for another defence aid package announced today in Kyiv by Anita Anand. Today the Ukrainian army needs 200 APCs more than ever. Together we are moving towards victory!”
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This map shows the location of the helicopter crash near Kyiv this morning which has killed at least 14 people, including interior minister Denys Monastyrskiy and his deputy. The helicopter came down near a kindergarten in Brovary, and officials have said that one child is among the dead.
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Russia’s ambassador to the UK has criticised the decision of the British government to send Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine.
In comments reported by Russian state-owned news agency Tass, Andrey Kelin said:
The British have announced that they will supply tanks first. From a military point of view, I cannot qualify this, this should be done by specialists, but from a political point of view, this is no doubt an escalation. The tank is an offensive weapon, and so far everything they said that Ukraine should be given such weapons so that it would defend itself.
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Reuters is reporting that Ukraine’s emergency services have revised down the death toll in the helicopter crash to 14, including one child.
Ukraine's police chief appinted new acting interior minister after helicopter crash
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Ukraine’s national police chief, Ihor Klymenko, has been appointed acting interior minister after Denys Monastyrsky was killed along with other senior officials and several children in a helicopter crash in a suburb this morning.
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وصف رئيس الوزراء الكندي ، جاستن ترودو ، نبأ تحطم المروحية هذا الصباح بأنه "مأساوي للغاية" ، وبعث بتعازيه لعائلات الضحايا ، الرئيس زيلينسكي ، وشعب أوكرانيا.
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إليكم المزيد من خطاب فلاديمير بوتين أمام العمال في مصنع في سان بطرسبرج حيث قال إن انتصار روسيا في أوكرانيا "لا مفر منه".
أعلن بوتين أن المجمع الصناعي العسكري الروسي كان يعمل على زيادة الإنتاج وكان أحد الأسباب الرئيسية لسيادة روسيا في أوكرانيا ، خلال زيارة لمصنع في مسقط رأسه ينتج أنظمة الدفاع الجوي.
ونقلت شبكة CNN عن بوتين قوله إن عمال الصناعة العسكرية يمكن إعفاؤهم من مسودة الربيع القادمة: