Russia-Ukraine conflict rages on its 585th day.
Russia said that air defences had shot down Ukrainian drones over the western Smolensk region and the southern Krasnodar region.
Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said last month that three cargo ships were heading towards Ukrainian Black Sea ports for further food and steel exports. The MarineTraffic database also showed that four new bulkers had entered Ukrainian waters and were heading to Black Sea ports. The system identified them as Olga, Ida, Forza Doria and New Legacy.Ukraine seeks collaborative defence production ventures with global powerhouses, offers special incentivesZelenskyy and Defense Minister Rustem Umerov attended the first international defence industry forum held in Kiev, where more than 252 defence companies from over 30 countries participated.
He held meetings with representatives from defence companies from Türkiye, the US, the UK, Germany, France, Sweden and the Czech Republic, who came to Kiev, according to a statement from his office.Britain's government wants to deploy military instructors to Ukraine, in addition to training Ukrainian armed forces in Britain or other Western countries as at present, British Defence Minister Grant Shapps has said in a newspaper interview.
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