U.S. officials said Thursday that the cluster munitions would be part of about $800 million in new military assistance to Ukraine.
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Russian cruise missile attack on Ukraine city of Lviv kills 5, injures dozens
The youngest of the five people who died was 21 years old and the oldest was 95, according to Maksym Kozytskyi, the governor of Lviv province.
Belarus says Wagner chief who staged mutiny is in Russia, raising questions about Kremlin’s strategy
If true, it could suggest the threat posed by Yevgeny Prigozhin has not been fully defused and the Kremlin is treading carefully.
Russia launches the first drone strike on Kyiv in 12 days and all are shot down
Officials in the Ukrainian capital didn’t provide an exact number of drones that attacked the city. But Ukraine’s air force said that across the country, eight Shaheds and three Kalibr cruise missiles were launched by the Russians.
Ukraine aims to wear down, outsmart Russian army distracted by infighting
Troops were given a morale boost last week by an armed rebellion that posed the most significant threat to President Vladimir Putin’s power in more than two decades.
Ukraine accuses local man of directing Russian missile strike at a pizza restaurant, killing 11
It was the latest bombardment of a Ukrainian city, a tactic Russia has used heavily in the 16-month-old war.
After Putin speech on deal with mercenaries, Russia confronts divisions
The Russian president tried on Tuesday to present his military and his country as united. But questions swirled about his decision to leave Wagner mercenaries unpunished.
Wagner mercenary chief has moved to Belarus, and Russia won’t press charges for mutiny
It poses a stark contrast to how the Kremlin has treated those staging anti-government protests.
Biden says the U.S. and NATO had no involvement in Russian mercenary group’s insurrection
President Biden said much remains in flux in the aftermath of the most significant challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s authority during his long tenure.
Putin says the aborted rebellion played into the hands of Russia’s enemies
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner mercenary force, boasted Monday that his march on Moscow was a ‘master class’ on how Russia’s military should have carried out the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine.