Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, who had previously called into question Germany's commitment to helping Ukraine, thanked his German counterpart following Wednesday's announcement. Zelenskyy says 'war returning to the territory of Russia' after overnight drone attack on Moscow.At least six dead after Russian missile attack on Zelenskyy's home city Kryvyi Rih, says Ukraine.Moscow mayor accuses Ukraine of drone strike on city buildings.It is yet another fallacy, a rather profound one." Read more on Russia's invasion of Ukraine: "The main thing is, this is a completely obvious overestimation of the potential would add to the armed forces of Ukraine. "Simply because of technological aspects, this is a rather disastrous plan," the Kremlin official said. "I am convinced that many specialists understand the absurdity of this idea," Mr Peskov told reporters on Wednesday. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov described German and US intentions with the tanks as a "a rather disastrous plan". It also announced plans to supply a Patriot air-defence battery and Marder infantry fighting vehicles. Germany has already provided considerable amounts of military hardware to Ukraine, including powerful PzH 2000 howitzers, Iris-T air-defence systems and Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns that have proved highly effective against Russian drones. Just heard about these important and timely decisions in a call with Olaf Scholz," Mr Zelenskyy wrote on Twitter. "German main battle tanks, further broadening of defence support and training missions, green light for partners to supply similar weapons. Several European countries have equipped their armies with Leopard 2 tanks, and Germany's announcement means they can give some of their stocks to Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed satisfaction at the news. "It was right and it is important that we didn't let ourselves be driven ," he added. "This is the result of intensive consultations, once again, with our allies and international partners," Mr Scholz said in an address to German politicians. The goal is for Germany and its allies to provide Ukraine with a total of two battalions, or 88 tanks. In a statement, the German government said it would initially provide Ukraine with one company of Leopard 2 A6 tanks, which comprises 14 vehicles, from its own stocks.
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