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Author: Ireland Hendry-Tennent & Molly Swift

The UK Foreign Secretary says Russia may have used a "chemical agent" in an attack on Ukraine, further escalating the conflict.

Liz Truss revealed the UK Government is investigating the claims on Tuesday.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/04/russia-ukraine-war-chemical-agents-reportedly-used-in-attack-on-mariupol.html
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Author: Reuters

Ukraine said on Monday it expected Russia to launch a huge new offensive soon, as Moscow shifts its focus to seizing territory in the east after its invasion force was driven from the gates of Kyiv this month.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/04/ukraine-expects-russian-assault-soon-in-east.html
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Author: RNZ

A New Zealand aid worker in Kyiv says the ReliefAid group he leads was one of the first to provide food in the suburb of Bucha - northwest of Kyiv - where Russian troops executed 150 civilians.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/465017/no-8-wire-mentality-used-in-kiwi-aid-effort-in-ukraine
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Author: Anneke Smith

Money pledged toward weapons for Ukraine would be better spent on humanitarian relief the Green Party says.

The government is sending $7.5 million to the United Kingdom to procure weapons and ammunition as part of its latest suite of supports.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/465108/greens-ukraine-weapons-fund-should-be-humanitarian-relief
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Author: Associated Press

Ukrainian forces dug in while Russia lined up more firepower on Monday and tapped a decorated general as war commander ahead of a potentially decisive showdown in eastern Ukraine that experts said could start within days with a full-scale offensive.

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Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/04/10/full-scale-russian-offensive-in-eastern-ukraine-looming/
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Author: James Kilner

Russia has suffered such heavy losses in Ukraine it is now calling up soldiers who have been retired for up to a decade, according to Western intelligence.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/europe/300563518/russia-calls-up-dads-army-of-retired-soldiers-to-cover-mounting-losses-in-ukraine
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Author: Seni Iasona

Former Defence Minister Wayne Mapp backs the Government's move to dispatch 50 troops to Europe to help with the logistics of moving weapons into Ukraine. 

Mapp told Newshub that given New Zealand's distance from the war the move to help with logistics makes sense. 

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/04/former-defence-minister-wayne-mapp-backs-government-s-move-to-dispatch-50-troops-to-europe.html
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Author: Thomas Manch

The Government will send a C130 Hercules aircraft to Europe to help move donated military provisions to Ukraine, and will provide millions of dollars for weapons to arm Ukrainian soldiers.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/128332017/new-zealand-to-send-air-force-hercules-to-europe-to-assist-ukraine-military-aid-effort
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  2. Geoffrey Miller: Jacinda Ardern and Nanaia Mahuta struggle in Ukraine lethal aid debate
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