US Secretary of State Antony Blinken indicated that the United States could intervene in Sudan where rival factions are fighting for control of the capital Khartoum.

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Hungarian Foreign Ministry: We refuse to train Ukrainian soldiers under the NATO flag.

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US infantry fighting vehicles M2A2 IFV Bradley in service with the new 47th Ombre of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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URGENT – Japan will transfer TNT to USA for shells for Ukraine — Reuters

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"The United States will help Ukraine build a powerful modern armed forces" - US Secretary of State Blinken said this during a speech in Finland

He emphasized that Washington will continue to provide Ukraine with military aid so that ZSU can fight against Russian aggression.

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Germany to look into report that ex-air force officers training Chinese pilots

Der Spiegel & ZDF reported that “at least a handful” of former German air force officers are working as trainers in China, getting paid through companies in the Seychelles.

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The Finnish Army 🪖 published today on Twitter: The FTX "Karelian Lock 23" has now ended. The exercise convened together up to nearly 7,000 Soldiers in total – reservists, connoscripts, service personnel, and forces from the U.S. Army."

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Royal Air Force published today on Twitter: "A team of RAF surface-to-air missile specialists from RAF Spadeadam are working with Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Danish, German and US forces to track and target fighter jets on exercise Arctic Challenge in Sweden."

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Ukrainian sappers have been actively clearing mines in several sectors of the front in recent weeks in anticipation of a counteroffensive.

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NEW – Italian supplied M109L howitzers on their way to Ukraine.

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BREAKING – Ukraine's President Zelensky says that he is now ready to launch the long-awaited counteroffensive

https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraines-zelensky-we-are-ready-for-counteroffensive-22f4f3f2

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URGENT – UK Defense Secretary: Ukrainian Armed Forces will liberate Crimea by year's end.

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RUSSIA – Tanks removed from storage by the Russians are being transported to repair plants, the railway station in Perm.

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The Italian military during today's parade showed a very rare, but already decommissioned AE90 underwater vehicle to deliver combat swimmers to the place of operations.

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Taiwan war would be ‘devastating,’ warns US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin as he criticizes China at Shangri-La security summit.

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Turkey plans to send commandos to Kosovo on Sunday and Monday in response to a NATO request to join the alliance's KFOR peacekeeping force following unrest in the north of the country, the Turkish defence ministry said.

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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at a meeting with Erdogan in Turkey: Sweden has done everything that was required of it, and its membership in NATO must be confirmed.

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LEBANON – The 2nd Artillery Regiment of the Lebanese army fired at naval targets with 130 mm rockets and artillery launchers in the Hanoush shooting range - Hamat.

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Kremlin: any supply of long-range missiles to Kyiv by France and Germany will lead to a further round of "spiralling tension" in the Ukraine conflict.

"We are already starting to see discussions about deliveries from France and Germany of missiles with a range of 500 km or more," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. "This is a completely different weapon which will lead to, let's say, another round of spiralling tension."

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