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France to deliver air-defence systems to Ukraine, says Macron

The president said that France was also negotiating to send six Caesar mobile artillery units to Ukraine.

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French president Emmanuel Macron says France will supply air-defense systems to Ukraine following a wave of air strikes by Russia this week that he said aimed "to shatter Ukrainian resistance", reports Radio Free Europe.

France will deliver radars, systems, and missiles in the coming weeks to protect Ukraine from the attacks, Macron said on October 12, adding that France was also negotiating to send six Caesar mobile artillery units to Ukraine.

Speaking to broadcaster France 2, he reiterated that he reached an agreement that the Caesars, which were manufactured for Denmark, will be redirected to Ukraine.

He also said the war had entered "an unprecedented stage" since the weekend.

Read more of this report from Radio Free Europe.