🇧🇾 Lukashenko questioned Putin's claim that a window on the border with Ukraine had been "prepared in advance" for the Crocus City Hall terrorists

He told state media that from the first minutes of reports of the terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall, local special services began to act in Belarus, and the terrorists "saw this" and "turned around and went to the Ukrainian-Russian border."

According to Lukashenka, quoted by BelTa, it appears that the terrorists initially planned to leave Russia for Belarus.

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🇩🇪Germany announces a new batch of military aid to Ukraine, which includes:

— 30 RQ-35 Heidrun UAVs
— 14 Vector UAVs
— 5 anti-drone sensors and jammers
— 180 RF 360 fieldkits – drone detection systems
— 1 Bergepanzer 2
— 2 bridge-laying tanks Biber
— 5 Bronco ATTC ARVs
— 9 Bronco ATTC command vehicles
— 6 Mercedes-Benz Zetros tankers (water / fuel)
— 9 mine ploughs
— 1 Pionierpanzer 2A1 Dachs AEV
— 6 WiSENT 1 MC
— 3 border protection vehicles
— 2,056 RGW90 MATADOR
— 70 GMG
— ammunition for LEOPARD 2 A6
— 4,000 shells 155mm artillery ammunition
— 24,000 40mm ammunition for automatic grenade launchers
— 1 surveillance system for satellite communication
— 330 IR cameras
— 3,000 camouflage nets
— 2,000 camouflage ponchos
— 2 emergency power generators

Missiles for Patriot air defense systems, 20 Marder armored vehicles, 1 Bronco ATTC command vehicle, and 70 infrared cameras are also being prepared for delivery.

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During the winter, the UN mission documented the execution of 32 Ukrainian prisoners of war. Additionally, experts conducted interviews with 60 Ukrainian military personnel who were recently released from captivity, discovering that most had endured sexual violence.

The head of the Bell Mission reported that nearly all respondents stated that Russian military personnel and officials tortured prisoners. This included beatings, electric shocks, prolonged uncomfortable positions, and threats of execution or mock executions.

The Mission's report also details Russian administration violence against residents of occupied Ukrainian territories. This includes civilian killings, arbitrary detentions, and constraints on freedom of expression.

The United States has extended sanctions against the Russian Federation for its involvement in cyberattacks for another year, according to the White House.

The Biden administration asserts that significant malicious activity in cyberspace still poses an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States.

"As a result, the state of emergency declared on April 1, 2015, should be maintained beyond April 1, 2024," stated the US president's administration.

The Coalition of Armored Vehicles in Support of Ukraine was established in Warsaw under the leadership of Poland and Germany and with the support of Great Britain, Sweden and Italy, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported.

At the inaugural meeting, representatives of the participating countries formulated a unified position on strengthening the technical capabilities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces with specific models of armored vehicles and organizing their maintenance system.

Four syndicates were formed within the coalition, each of which includes a Ukrainian representative and is assigned specific tasks:

▫️Procurement of weapons and ammunition for Western armored vehicles.
▫️Maintenance and repair.
▫️Training of crews and technical personnel.
▫️Development of effective tactics for the use of armored vehicles on the battlefield.

Deputy Defense Minister Ivan Havrylyuk commented: "This initiative by our allies is crucial given the challenges the Armed Forces face in repairing foreign armored vehicles. With the help of our allies, we aim to establish an efficient repair infrastructure for Western armored vehicles in Ukraine as soon as possible.

The newly formed coalition will develop a roadmap in line with the development strategy of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. In the long term, member countries will help shape the future armored fleet of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and foster an innovative industrial partnership with Ukraine.

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