Russian shelling killed at least 10 Ukrainian civilians on Friday the second day of bombardments by Putin's forces after Western nations pledged to send military aid including modern tanks.
Moscow is trying to breach Ukrainian lines in the east and northeast ahead of the arrival of new weaponry from the United States, Britain, Germany and others.
Poland gave Ukraine a further boost on Friday by promising an additional 60 tanks on top of 14 German-made Leopard 2 tanks it had already pledged.
Both sides in the war are widely expected to launch spring offensives, but Washington has advised Kyiv against doing so until the latest weapons are in place and training has been provided a process expected to take several months.
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Russia said the United States was "pumping weapons into Ukraine".
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