Ukraine continues to focus its efforts on preparing for a large-scale Russian offensive that could be launched in the coming days.
Alaudinov said "the question of the final capture of the city is connected only with the task of preserving the personnel of our units as much as possible," adding that Ukraine had suffered large losses, a claim that Ukraine also says of Russia. On Tuesday, Ukraine said over 1,000 Russian soldiers had been killed in the previous 24 hours. CNBC could not verify the information.
Leopard 1 A5 tanks from Danish stocks in a production hall where the Danfoss company had its storage and production facilities.Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands issued a joint statement tuesday promising to give Ukraine at least 100 Leopard 1 A5 battle tanks, as well as the logistical support, training, spare parts and ammunition required to use them.
"This initiative will contribute to substantially and sustainably strengthening the Ukrainian armed forces and complement the efforts already underway to support Ukraine with LEOPARD 2 main battle tanks," the ministry said. Oleksiy Danilov, head of the National Security and Defence Council, told Reuters Tuesday that "attempts at an offensive in either the Kharkiv or Zaporizhzhia direction will of course be made," he said.Kyiv "doesn't exclude" a new offensive to capture Kharkiv, an area of the country that Ukraine's forces had managed to push Russian forces out of last September, but Danilov said the capturing of Luhansk and Donetsk in eastern Ukraine remains Russia's key aim.
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