Russia steps up attacks on Ukraine after international weapons pledge

Russia has launched new strikes against Ukraine, a day after the United States and Germany announced they would be sending dozens of tanks to the war-torn country. The Ukrainian president is asking for more weapons, but Hungary's foreign minister says this is not the solution.

Halyna Panasian inside her destroyed house after a Russian rocket attack in Hlevakha, Kyiv region, Ukraine. Source: AP / Roman Hrytsyna/AP

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