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Western powers bolster Ukraine’s air defense against Russia

By Associated Press

Oct. 12, 2022

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Heat haze rises around a column of Belarus army tanks as they join the rehearsal for the Independence Day military parade in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, June 29, 2016. Belarus this week once again accused Ukraine of planning to attack it and announced creating a joint grouping of troops with Moscow, a move that stocked fears that Belarusian army could join Russian forces in Ukrainian trenches.
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FILE - Belarusian army vehicles drive past during the rehearsal of the Victory Day military parade in Minsk, Belarus, Friday, May 8, 2020. Belarus this week once again accused Ukraine of planning to attack it and announced creating a joint grouping of troops with Moscow, a move that stocked fears that Belarusian army could join Russian forces in Ukrainian trenches.
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US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, center, is flanked by Ukrainian Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov, right, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, during a meeting of NATO defense ministers in the Ukraine Defense Contact Group format at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Oct. 12.
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Ministers attend a meeting of NATO defense ministers in the Ukraine Defense Contact Group format at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Oct. 12.
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, right, talks to Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer during a meeting of NATO defense ministers in the Ukraine Defense Contact Group format at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Oct. 12.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to Elena Karabet, daughter of deceased commander of the rocket artillery division of the People's Militia of the Donetsk People's Republic Olga Kachura, as he gives an award for her mother at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Oct. 12. Putin awarded Lt. Col. Olga Kachura, who was killed on July 29, after a Ukrainian missile hit her car, the posthumous Hero of Russia honour - the Russia's highest award.
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A woman carries bags with food given by Ukrainian volunteers in Izium, Ukraine, Wednesday, Oct. 12. Residents in Izium have been living with no gas, electricity or running water supply since beginning of September.
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley speaks during a media conference after a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Oct. 12.
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A man drives his motorcycle past a destroyed car in the retaken village of Velyka Oleksandrivka, Ukraine, Wednesday, Oct. 12.
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Natalia Mikhalchenko cleans the place where her cows stay, in her house in the retaken village of Velyka Oleksandrivka, Ukraine, Wednesday, Oct. 12. The 68-year-old woman says that when she wasn't in the basement during the more than six months of Russian occupation, she spent her time taking care of her cows, ducks and chickens.
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A damaged school bus is seen in the retaken village of Velyka Oleksandrivka, Ukraine, Wednesday, Oct. 12.
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A man drives his motorcycle past destroyed cars in the retaken village of Velyka Oleksandrivka, Ukraine, Wednesday, Oct. 12.
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A man walks past a damaged bus in the retaken village of Velyka Oleksandrivka, Ukraine, Wednesday, Oct. 12.
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Tetyana Patsuk stands in front her heavily damaged house in the retaken village of Velyka Oleksandrivka, Ukraine, Wednesday, Oct. 12. The 72-year-old woman says that after more than six months of Russian occupation she is still sleeping every night in the basement with some friends.
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A Ukrainian serviceman checks the trenches dug by Russian soldiers in a retaken area in Kherson region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Oct. 12.
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A Ukrainian serviceman checks the trenches dug by Russian soldiers in a retaken area in Kherson region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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A gas mask is seen near the trenches dug by Russian soldiers in a retaken area in Kherson region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Oct. 12.
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Locals receive food and everyday necessities given by Ukrainian volunteers in Izium, Ukraine, Wednesday, Oct. 12. Residents in Izium have been living with no gas, electricity or running water supply since beginning of September.
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A Ukrainian serviceman checks the trenches dug by Russian soldiers in a retaken area in Kherson region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Oct. 12.
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A box with ammunition lies on the ground where trenches were dug by Russian soldiers in a retaken area in Kherson region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Oct. 12.
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A pan with old food is seen in the place used as a canteen in a trench dug by Russian soldiers in a retaken area in Kherson region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Oct. 12.
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A dog walks past damaged school bus in the retaken village of Velyka Oleksandrivka, Ukraine, Wednesday, Oct. 12.

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