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The Commons Defence Committee called for a plan to rebuild supplies.

A Ministry of Defence intellgence update said Russia had taken 800 T-62 main battle tanks (MBTs), first introduced in 1961, out of storage ‘to make up for previous losses’

Russian troops continue attempts to surround Bakhmut; Ukrainian special forces destroy Russian observation tower in Bryansk

A military jet was called to offer assistance to a civilian aircraft

James Barry claimed he suffered hearing loss and tinnitus due to exposure to noise during his service

France is staging its biggest military exercises to date – an operation involving 12,000 troops including NATO allies. The first leg of the Orion 2023 war games started on 23 February and will last until 11 March. The drills come one year after Russia began its invasion of Ukraine.

Ministry of Defence suggests reduction in number of strikes indicates Russia has likely run down its stock