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Pentagon Press Conference Underway Shortly

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Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder is shortly due to brief reporters from the Department of Defence.

  • Livestream: https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events/#/?currentVideo=30921
  • The presser comes as pressure grows on western countries to supply Ukraine with battle tanks to hold off a Russian offensive on Soledar, a town close to the strategically important city of Bakhmut.
  • Gaining control of Bakhmut could give Russia a platform to advance on two bigger cities - Kramatorsk and Slovyansk and begin a broader counteroffensive in eastern Ukraine.
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said yesterday that his forces were still in control of Bakhmut and Soledar despite widespread destruction.
  • Reuters: "British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's spokesperson said London had not yet made a final decision on sending tanks to Ukraine. The spokesperson said that Britain would continue to co-ordinate its support with allies after Germany, France and the United States all indicated last week they would provide armoured vehicles."

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