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Ukraine backers gather as war escalates, air defence runs low

Ahead of the meeting with European leaders, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy revealed the extent of the weapons deficit, releasing usually closely guarded numbers and seeking a package of at least 300 missiles for the upcoming winter.

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What happened Ukraine backers gather as war escalates, air defence runs low.
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CNA SingaporeNews report · Aug 24, 12:00 AM

Ukraine backers gather as war escalates, air defence runs low

Ahead of the meeting with European leaders, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy revealed the extent of the weapons deficit, releasing usually closely guarded numbers and seeking a packa...

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The Straits TimesNews report · Aug 23, 11:08 PM

Ukraine backers gather as war escalates, air defence runs low

The meeting of the Coalition of the Willing will be jointly chaired by the leaders of Britain, France and Germany.

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Aug 23, 11:08 PM: The Straits Times joined the source map.

Aug 24, 12:00 AM: CNA Singapore joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 2 sources · 1 bucket.