Ukraine declared an air raid alert over the whole country and senior officials said air defense units were shooting down incoming Russian missiles, while fighting also intensified in Bakhmut in the east
Biden: Tanks pose 'no offensive threat' to RussiaWASHINGTON/BERLIN/KYIV, Jan 26 - Ukraine declared an air raid alert over the whole country early on Thursday and senior officials said air defences units were shooting down incoming Russian missiles, whileThe attacks come after the United States and Germany announced plans to arm Ukraine with dozens of modern battle tanks in its fight against Russia, which denounced the decisions as an "extremely dangerous" step.
Earlier, Zelenskiy praised the U.S. and German commitments to send tanks and urged allies to provide large quantities of tanks quickly. The promise of tanks comes as both Ukraine and Russia are expected to launch new offensives in the war.to supply 31 M1 Abrams tanks hours after Berlin said it would provide Leopard 2 tanks - the workhorse of NATO armies across Europe.
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