Ukraine will become a Nato member, alliance chief says
Ukraine has long called to join the alliance, long before Russia invaded the country.
Ukraine has long called to join the alliance, long before Russia invaded the country.
The MOD said the move was likely aimed at 'undermining Ukraine's supporters, in light of an anticipated Ukrainian counter-offensive'.
Ukraine's First Deputy Minister of Defense said Patriot systems were received from the Netherlands, Germany and the US.
As well as ammunition for the Himars, the package also includes artillery rounds, anti-tank armour systems and anti-tank mines.
MOD intelligence said that there is a 'realistic possibility' Russia reduced troop numbers around Donetsk city to focus on Bakhmut.
The Ministry of Defence says it does not 'recognise the broken procurement system painted by this report' from the Public Accounts Committee ...
Heavy fighting has also continued along the Donbas front line, according to the Ministry of Defence's (MOD) latest intelligence update.
The Minister of Defense of the Slovak Republic announced that a total of 13 MiG-29 fighters have been donated to Ukraine.
Reports from the frontline suggest Russian countermeasures are making Ukrainian drones less effective.
According to the MOD, the most affected areas are the Kherson and Kharkiv oblasts, areas Russia has previously occupied.
Many experts are convinced that Ukraine's expected spring counter-offensive is on the horizon.
The PM M1910 is the world's longest-serving machine gun and, despite its bulk and weight, is being used effectively by Ukrainian forces.
Ukrainian troops still hold the western districts of the town but have been subjected to intense Russian artillery fire, the MOD says.
Some cities are cancelling the event and some are going ahead, leaving a "sensitive communications challenge" for the Kremlin, the MOD says.
The former Prime Minister was speaking in the US and delivering the Margaret Thatcher Lecture for the think tank Heritage Foundation.
The claims come from what are alleged to be US classified military documents recently leaked and published online.