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Western allies have announced a further one billion dollars to support Ukraine’s defence at their Ramstein group meeting, while the UK also announced a new package to send 150,000 drones and air defence missiles to Kyiv.

It follows a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on one of Russia’s key oil refineries, in an ongoing campaign to hit Moscow’s ability to finance its war.

When Vladimir Putin started his special military operation against Ukraine he thought it would be over in days. A million casualties and over four years later he and fellow Russians are today watching in horror as the skies over Moscow choke with smoke.

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