France is also speeding up the development of remotely operated ammunition for delivery to Ukraine as early as this summer. Photo: Reuters / Photo: AP ArchiveFrance will deliver hundreds of old armoured vehicles and new surface-to-air missiles to Ukraine in its war against Russia, French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu said.
"Ukraine has an urgent need for better ground-air defence ... Russia is intensifying its strikes, in particular on civilians and civil infrastructure," he added.Russian authorities on Sunday arrested three people in the North Caucasus republic of Dagestan on charges of planning terrorist attacks, following a deadly attack on a concert hall near Moscow.
Pope Francis on Sunday has called for a Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap in his traditional Easter message at the Vatican. Meanwhile, thousands in Ukraine’s Odesa region were temporarily left without power Sunday after debris from a downed Russian drone caused a blaze at an energy facility, Gov. Oleh Kiper said.