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[global times reporter li ziyu] according to afp, as the russian military's offensive in eastern ukraine continues, us secretary of defense austin said on the 6th local time that the united states will provide ukraine with $250 million in new military aid.

on the 6th local time, austin (left) and zelensky attended a meeting held in germany. picture from us media

according to afp, austin said at a conference in germany, "i am pleased to announce that president biden will announce an additional $250 million security assistance plan to ukraine today," "this will give (the ukrainian army) more capabilities to meet ukraine's changing needs."

according to reuters, ukrainian armed forces commander-in-chief serski said on august 27 that the ukrainian armed forces' offensive in russia's kursk region is still advancing, but he also warned that russia is gathering troops on the pokrovsk front in the donetsk region, and the russian army has been advancing the offensive in the region, "the situation is quite difficult." serski also revealed that russia is currently strengthening its troops on the pokrovsk front.

according to al jazeera, since ukraine launched its offensive against russia's kursk region on august 6, ukraine claims to have captured 594 russian soldiers and controlled 1,294 square kilometers of land and 100 settlements. ukrainian president zelensky said the ukrainian military recently successfully tested domestically produced ballistic missiles, but did not disclose more details. russia's izvestia reported that zelensky said western f-16 fighter jets aiding ukraine have already joined the war and shot down some incoming russian drones and missiles. he called on western allies to provide more weapons and equipment and lift restrictions on striking targets deep into russian territory. ukraine is also further expanding its military.