Ukraine’s appeals for army assist, together with fighter jets, are prone to be on the agenda as Kyiv-allied protection officers meet in Europe this week forward of the one-year mark since Russia’s invasion on Feb. 24.
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Ukraine live briefing: Defense officials set to meet in Brussels as Kyiv continues appeal for fighter jets
U.S. Protection Secretary Lloyd Austin is internet hosting a gathering Tuesday of the Ukraine Protection Contact Group — senior army officers from greater than 50 nations who’ve been offering Ukraine with weapons and different assist — alongside a two-day gathering of NATO protection ministers in Brussels. It comes amid considerations in some quarters that the West’s personal shares of weapons are being depleted after a 12 months of supplying Kyiv.
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4. From our correspondents
Russians abandon wartime Russia in historic exodus: Preliminary knowledge reveals that at the least 500,000, and maybe almost 1 million, have left within the 12 months for the reason that struggle started — an analogous quantity to the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution and the Soviet Union’s collapse in 1991, Francesca Ebel and Mary Ilyushina report.
Maxim, whom The Submit is figuring out solely by first title for safety causes, flew to Yerevan, Armenia, from Volgograd to keep away from the army mobilization in September. “We left for a similar motive everybody did: There was instantly an actual hazard within the nation for me and, above all, my household,” he stated.