Zelenskyy welcomes US armoured vehicles for Ukraine as ceasefire falters

(Baderkhan Ahmad/PA)

Ukraine’s president has praised the US for including tank-busting armoured vehicles in its latest multibillion-dollar package of military aid, saying they are “exactly what is needed” for Ukrainian troops battling Russian forces.

The military assistance announced on Friday by the White House was the biggest to date for Kyiv, and for the first time it included Bradley armoured vehicles armed with anti-tank missiles.