Reuters: Germany will green light Leopard tanks if US sends Ukraine its Abrams. Germany will give the go-ahead for German-made Leopard tanks to be sent to Ukraine if the United States agrees to send its own Abrams tanks, a government official told Reuters.
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Arms delivery: 100 Strikers and 50 Bradleys planned
The aid package will include 100 Strikers and 50 Bradleys – AP. In total, it is planned to send $2.6 billion worth of military aid. The Biden administration has yet to approve the package itself.
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US may send Ukraine Stryker armored vehicles
Bloomberg: US may send Ukraine Stryker armored vehicles in next aid package. The Biden administration is weighing sending Stryker armored vehicles in an upcoming military aid package to Ukraine, expected for Friday, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.
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US says Russia does not fully control Soledar or Bakhmut
US: Russia does not fully control Soledar or Bakhmut, fighting continues. Despite claims, Russia does not fully control Bakhmut or neighboring Soledar in Donetsk Oblast, John Kirby, U.S. National Security Council spokesperson, said at a briefing on Jan. 18, Ukrinform reports.
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Zelensky mourns Interior Ministry deaths
Zelensky called the deaths of Monastyrskyi and the ministry’s top leadership 'a terrible loss for the state,' sending his condolences to their relatives and to all those who lost their loved ones in the crash.
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Zelensky: ‘We will endure’ after helicopter crash
During his evening address on Jan. 18, President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked everyone involved in the rescue operation following the helicopter crash that killed 14 people in Brovary on Jan. 18.
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Biden administration’s reluctance due to logistics, not escalation fears
The Biden administration's reluctance is due to logistical and maintenance challenges rather than fear of escalating Russia’s war in Ukraine, a source told Politico.
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US package may exclude Abrams tanks for Ukraine
Politico: New US military package likely not to include Abrams tanks. The next major U.S. military package to be announced on Jan. 20 for Ukraine may not include American M1 Abrams tanks, according to three undisclosed U.S. officials cited by Politico.
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Support for wounded soldier: $10,000 donation
Thank you guys for letting me know we can help this soldier. Sergiy Raylian of the 79th Airborne Brigade hit an anti-tank landmine. He lost his legs, he's got multiple frag injuries. He can't see, but there's hope one of his eyes can be saved.
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Helicopter with officials crashes near Kyiv kindergarten
A helicopter carrying state officials crashed near a kindergarten in a Kyiv suburb early on Jan. 18, killing 14 people, including Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky, the State Emergency Service reported.