![]() ![]() Paris has previously supplied Mistral shoulder-launched anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine and Crotale short-range anti-air missiles, which are used to intercept low-flying missiles and aircraft. ![]() The missiles would come from existing French military stocks, a French military source told reporters, adding that it would be a “significant number”. “I have decided to increase deliveries of weapons and equipment to enable the Ukrainians to have the capacity to strike deeply,” Macron said, while declining to say how many missiles would be sent.Ī French diplomatic source said they were talking about 50 SCALP missiles produced by European manufacturer MBDA. Zelensky hits out at ‘absurd’ Nato for Ukraine membership delaysįrance will join Britain in supplying Ukraine with long-range cruise missiles, which can travel 250 km (155 miles), a move that allows Ukrainian forces to hit Russian troops and supplies deep behind front lines, French officials said on Tuesday.Įmmanuel Macron said he had decided to boost military aid to Ukraine to help its counteroffensive as the French President arrived at a summit of the 31-member NATO alliance in Lithuania. Long-range missiles pledge at Nato summit to help Kyiv push back Putin’s forces Why Ukraine’s plea for Nato membership is such a challenge for the West ![]() Russia launches overnight air attack on Kyiv as Nato summit starts Wagner chief’s commanders met Putin after short-lived mutiny, pledged loyalty “The city is under the fire control of (our) defence forces.the enemy is being pushed out of their positions.” Key Points The enemy is caught in a trap,” general Oleksander Syrskyi, in charge of Ukraine’s ground forces, said bluntly on the Telegram messaging app. Meanwhile, Ukraine said its troops had caught occupying Russian troops “in a trap“ in the shattered eastern city of Bakhmut, where its forces have been gaining ground as part of their counter-offensive. ![]()
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