German Defence Minister announces €500 million military support package for Ukraine

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Russia launched a fresh offensive in Kharkiv earlier this month and Ukrainian military commanders reported a renewed build-up of Russian troops in the north of the region on Thursday.

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00:00 Germany`s defense minister Boris Pistorius has announced a 500 million euro military

00:07 support package for Ukraine.

00:10 He made the announcement during a trip to the southern port city of Odessa.

00:14 "Ukraine is under pressure because the Russian forces are trying to extend the length of

00:20 the front and to bind Ukrainian forces.

00:23 But it`s not working, there are no significant breakthroughs."

00:32 Ukraine`s front line troops continue to face ammunition shortages in the face of a renewed

00:36 Russian offensive in the northern region of Kharkiv, which was launched earlier this month.

00:42 Russia has made some territorial gains, but Ukraine`s ability to hold back Moscow`s forces

00:47 has been hampered by a lengthy delay in U.S. military aid and Western Europe`s inadequate

00:52 military production, which has slowed crucial deliveries to the battlefield.

00:57 In his nightly address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that new agreements

01:02 with partners on air defenses and drone production are on the horizon.

01:06 "We already have some confirmation from leaders about the increase of our air defense capabilities.

01:13 And the main thing is to implement them fully and add more appropriate agreements."

01:21 Meanwhile on Thursday, U.S. President Joe Biden gave Kiev the go-ahead to use American

01:26 weaponry to strike inside Russia for the limited purpose of defending Kharkiv.

01:32 But two anonymous U.S. officials said that Washington`s policy calling on Ukraine not

01:36 to use American long-range missiles and other munitions to strike inside Russia has not

01:41 changed.

01:42 - Got it? - Got it.

01:44 (whooshing)

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