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Added on the 14/01/2022 10:06:16 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Ukraine holds military drills in Rivne, near the Belarusian border. Russia says military drills in Moscow-annexed Crimea have ended and that soldiers are returning to their garrisons, a day after it announced a first troop pullback from Ukraine's borders. IMAGES
Russia's ministry of defence publishes images of military drills in the Moscow region. According to the ministry, soldiers from Western military district are seen performing "combat training sessions with the involvement of tanks (...) and engineering units". IMAGES
Russia and Belarus stage military drills in the Brest region, near the Polish border, as Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko warned of a possible "war" with neighbouring countries, whom he accuses of supporting a burgeoning opposition movement. IMAGES
An AFP team visits the Ukrainian border crossing between the Sumy region and Russia's Kursk region, filming a Ukrainian truck carrying blindfolded men in Russian military uniform travelling away from the Russian border. Ukraine’s army launched a surprise offensive into Kursk on August 6. IMAGES
Half of Western military aid to Kyiv is delivered late, says Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov, as the country struggles with an ammunition shortage. SOUNDBITE