Soon after, Russia claimed to have destroyed a Storm Shadow in the last 24 hours.
Russia also claimed that one of its warplanes intercepted over the Baltic Sea a French and a German military plane, two NATO countries, which tried to “violate” its airspace and forced them to move away.
On Sunday, France pledged to deliver dozens of light tanks and armored vehicles to Ukraine. “I thank France for the new opportunities for our soldiers to counter Russian terror, and now is not the time to talk about the details,” the president said.
The German government announced a military aid package worth 2.7 billion euros (about $2.9 billion) — the largest military aid package ever announced by Berlin — which includes tanks, armored vehicles, surveillance drones and four new defense systems. anti-aircraft Iris-T.
“IRIS-T air defense systems with various modifications, many missiles for these systems, ammunition, armored vehicles…” Zelensky said.
Ukraine celebrates its “first victory” in Bakhmut
Ukraine on Monday celebrated its first substantial battlefield gains in six months.
Since last week, the Ukrainian army has begun pushing back Russian forces in and around the city of Bakhmut, its first significant offensive operations since its troops recaptured the southern city of Kherson in November.