Europe | Lock and load

Ukraine is building up its forces for an offensive

It has received a bonanza of Western arms in the past few months

Ukrainian soldiers prepare to fire a 105 mm howitzer at an artillery position of the 80th Air Assault Brigade in the Donbas region of Ukraine, March 5, 2023. (Tyler Hicks/The New York Times)Credit: New York Times / Redux / eyevineFor further information please contact eyevinetel: +44 (0) 20 8709 8709e-mail: info@eyevine.comwww.eyevine.com
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