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The British defense ministry said bringing old T-62 tanks into battle "highlights Russia's shortage of modern, combat-ready equipment."

Russia has also lost dozens of aircraft and hundreds of artillery pieces as its invasion forces face stiff resistance in Ukraine, the official said.

An investigation said the sub's leaders "missed a significant opportunity for self-reflection and improvement" after the earlier incident.

Russia claimed its new weapon could incinerate drones miles away in seconds. A senior US defense official said such claims could not be substantiated.

"The Kremlin simply miscalculated," one expert said, adding that "it's led to a lot of dumb Russian mistakes."

The president of Ukraine said a day earlier that "we will give weapons to anyone who wants to defend the country."

Russia has "positioned its forces at the final point of readiness across Ukraine's borders to the north, to the east, to the south," Blinken told NBC News.

"We are not afraid of anything and anyone, we don't owe anything to anyone, we will not concede anything to anyone," he said.

The bridge was built over the Pripyat River in an area close to 4 miles from the Belarus-Ukraine border as Russia continues its military buildup.

The members of the Florida National Guard have been in Ukraine advising and training the Ukrainian forces.