Loan part of global package to help Kyiv rebuild its economy as Joe Biden calls on Russia to release arrested Wall Street Journal reporter

Bucha, the town infamous for a massacre at the hands of Russia, has become a symbol of Ukraine’s reconstruction effort. But experts say the influx of money from the west will bring challenges in such a corrupt country, as Lorenzo Tondo reports:

Russia has lost at least six Zoopark-1M counter-battery radar and will struggle to regenerate them because of sanctions, the UK Ministry of Defence has said in its latest intelligence update.

As of 23 March 2023, Ukrainian special operation forces released footage of a Russian Zoopark-1M counter-battery radar being destroyed in the Donetsk area.

Efforts by both sides to neutralise their opponent’s counter-battery radars have been a constant element of the conflict. These systems are relatively few in number but are a significant force multiplier. They allow commanders to rapidly locate and strike enemy artillery.

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