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- 1Merz: Air Defense Is Ukraine's Weakest Point Ahead of Winter●German Chancellor Merz Calls Air Defense Ukraine’s Weakest Point Ahead of Winter
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Ukraine's air defense is its weakest point as the country braces for another winter of Russian strikes on energy infrastructure and cities. His remarks underscore mounting pressure on Western allies to step up deliveries of interception systems, with Germany among Ukraine's leading military backers and Moscow intensifying aerial attacks.
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A Russian Tupolev Tu-95 strategic bomber has crashed, with German-language media reporting fatalities among the crew. The Tu-95 is a long-standing Soviet-era turboprop bomber still central to Russia's long-range air forces, which has drawn attention to the incident. Details on the cause of the crash and the number of victims remain limited.