A Ukrainian brigade armed with French tanks, artillery, and heavy weaponry is about to enter the fight

They have improved a lot. Now they are able to fight, they are able to maneuver. They are able to use the different specialists and to use the different equipment they will have on the battlefield."

A French colonel told the outlet

Fear is part of war. For us it's a war for our existence and survival,

said Colonel Dmytro Rymschyn, 38, who heads the Anne of Kyiv brigade

The hope is that it finishes before we have to go back."

When asked whether he hoped the war could end by year-end, he smiled awkwardly

They have improved a lot,

Colonel Paul said

We understand very clearly that diplomacy has no prospects without strength,

he said in a nightly video address on November 10.