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Ukraine

 

Ukraine calls for long-range weapons from US to fight Russian forces   (Reuters) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said during a visit to the Czech Republic on Friday that Kyiv needed long-range weapons form the United States to fight Russian forces that have invaded his country. Read More

 

 

Today's Episode: US to send cluster munitions to Ukraine   The Pentagon is set to announce today that it will provide cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a new military aid package worth up to $800 million. Listen Here

 

 

 

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 499   (Al Jazeera) At least seven people were killed and dozens were injured after a Russian missile hit a residential building in Ukraine’s western city of Lviv, just 70km (43 miles) from the border with Poland. Regional governor Maksym Kozytskyi said two bodies were recovered from beneath the rubble in operations that extended late into the evening. Many people were sleeping at the time of the attack. “There definitely will be a response to the enemy. It will be a noticeable one,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an online post accompanying a video of the damage in Lviv. Read More

 

 

Ukraine spy chief says nuclear threat at Zaporizhzhia plant subsiding   (Reuters) Ukraine's military spy chief said on Thursday that the threat of a Russian attack on the vast Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant was receding, but that it could easily return as long as the facility remained under occupation by Moscow's forces. Read More

 

 

Belarus says Wagner chief who staged mutiny is in Russia   (The Associated Press) The mercenary leader who led a short-lived mutiny against the Kremlin is in Russia and his troops are in their field camps, the president of Belarus said Thursday, raising new questions about the deal that ended the extraordinary challenge to President Vladimir Putin’s rule. Read More

 

 

Pentagon

 

Why the US is willing to send Ukraine cluster munitions now   (The Associated Press) Here is a look at what cluster munitions are, where they have been used and why the U.S. plans to provide them to Ukraine now. Read More