Ukraine Recap: Defense Minister May Exit; Germany Sends Tanks

Germany supplied another 10 Leopard 1 A5 battle tanks to Ukraine, the government said in a statement. That makes 20 in total out of a promised 90 jointly financed with Denmark.

(Bloomberg) — Germany supplied another 10 Leopard 1 A5 battle tanks to Ukraine, the government said in a statement. That makes 20 in total out of a promised 90 jointly financed with Denmark.

Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov may leave his post next week as he is a candidate to be an ambassador to the UK, Ukrayinska Pravda website reported, citing officials in the cabinet and parliament.

Ukrainian forces continue their advance south of Bakhmut and in the direction of Melitopol. Operations of Moscow’s three major airports were briefly disrupted on Thursday, causing delay or cancellation of 63 flights. Earlier in the morning, Russia destroyed a Ukrainian drone near Moscow.

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