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Ukraine, United Kingdom
Kyiv strengthens air defence with support from overseas veterans

Soldiers of the mobile air defence groups of the 112th Territorial Defense Brigade whose mission is to protect the region around Kyiv.
Soldiers of the mobile air defence groups of the 112th Territorial Defense Brigade whose mission is to protect the region around Kyiv. © Yevhen Vasyliev/Le Pictorium/MaxPPP
With the US expected to divert air defence systems to the Gulf conflict, Ukrainian officials have backed a former British soldier's proposal to recruit former air defence gunners from NATO member states. Sources say several dozen foreign veterans are awaiting enrolment. [...]
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