Germany is turning off lights on public buildings. All illuminations are to be turned off and all showers at public swimming pools supply only cold water.
Last night the iconic Berlin cathedral was mainly in darkness.
Germany has decided to send 16 Biber bridge-layer tanks to Ukrainian forces.
“The Biber will enable Ukrainian troops to cross waters or obstacles in combat,” the defence ministry said in a statement.
“The delivery of the first six systems will take place this year, starting in autumn. Ten more systems will follow next year.”
The Biber tanks are armoured support vehicles equipped with a bridge-laying system instead of the turret, which can be deployed to help troops cross streams, ditches or other obstacles on the battlefield.
The announcement comes days after it emerged Germany had given the green light to a request by the defence company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann to produce 100 Panzerhaubitze 2000 howitzers for the Ukrainian army.
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