The United States and Germany have announced they will send dozens of modern tanks to Ukraine, a move hailed by Kyiv as a potential turning point in its fight against the Russian invasion, but which Moscow sees as “extremely dangerous”. Ukraine’s Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar said on Wednesday, a few hours after announcing the delivery of Western heavy tanks to Kyiv, that she is intensifying hostilities in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine. Bakhmut, a months-long hard-fought city that the Kremlin is trying to capture to give the Russian army a victory after a long series of defeats. After Berlin’s historic decision, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked his Western allies for long-range missiles and fighter jets.

German tank Leopard 2Photo: Christoph Schmidt / AFP / Profimedia Images

The latest on the war in Ukraine, day 337:

01:03Air-raid warning sirens began sounding Wednesday night across much of central and eastern Ukraine as officials warned residents to take cover against a possible Russian attack, CNN reported, according to News.ro.

00:37inThe key to Ukraine’s defense against Russia now is the number of tanks that will be delivered and the speed with which they will be sent, President Volodymyr Zelenskyi said on Wednesday, Reuters reports. At the same time, Zelenskyi told what he dreams about after the USA and Germany promised heavy tanks.

A brief summary of recent events:

  • Biden announced that the US will send 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine
  • Germany will send 14 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine and approve their re-export by partner countries, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in a press release on Wednesday. Germany plans to provide additional support to Ukraine in addition to the delivery of 14 Leopard 2 main battle tanks, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said
  • Moscow’s sharp reaction after Berlin’s historic decision to send Leopard tanks
  • Russia is “outnumbered” and “intensifies” hostilities in eastern Ukraine
  • Zelenskyi told what he dreams about after the USA and Germany promised heavy tanks.
  • Norway will send German-made tanks to Ukraine as part of a group of Western arms suppliers, Norwegian Defense Minister Bjorn Arild Gram said on Wednesday.
  • US President Joe Biden on Wednesday spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Maloni and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak about the countries’ close cooperation in supporting Ukraine
  • Slovakia said on Wednesday it was ready to send the last Soviet T-72 tanks to Ukraine “immediately” if it could get Western tanks to replace them.
  • The Netherlands announced on Wednesday that it is ready to buy the tankers, which it currently only leases
  • On Wednesday, the oldest Russian human rights organization, the Moscow Helsinki Group, was liquidated
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky turned 45 on Wednesday, as Ukraine marks the 336th day of the war started by Vladimir Putin.
  • Russia was preparing to send a small number of T-14 tanks into battle in Ukraine

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Events related to the war from day 336 were broadcast live on HotNews.ro