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The French military force is training a whole new brigade of several thousand Ukrainian troops who will be joining the fight against Russia’s invasion armed with France-supplied tanks, artillery canons and other heavy weaponry.

Ukrainian soldiers from the Anna of Kyiv Brigade of Ukraine's Armed Forces have completed a training course in France. [Anna of Kyiv was a princess of Kyivan Rus who became Queen of France in 1051 upon marrying King Henry I - ed.