Officials said preliminary information indicated that the Kremlin’s forces used two Iskander missiles in the attack, the same as in the previous day’s strike on the village of Hroza that killed 52 people.
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Maine Voices: Pivot away from blind pro-Ukraine militarism is just political brinkmanship
It’s discouraging that long-overdue public questioning of continued U.S. funding for Ukraine’s defense is being waged by the most extreme Republican partisans.
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Russian strike on Ukrainian village kills 51, as Zelensky seeks more Western support
The attack came as President Volodymyr Zelensky attended a summit of about 50 European leaders in Spain to drum up support from Ukraine’s allies.
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Supporters of U.S. aid to Ukraine are watching the House turmoil with growing alarm
Leaders dropped $6 billion in Ukraine aid from the temporary funding measure passed Saturday as they focused on passing it quickly, just hours before the government would have shut down.
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What to do with 1.1 million bullets seized from Iran? U.S. ships them to Ukraine
The U.S. Navy’s Mideast-based 5th Fleet and its allies have intercepted numerous ships believed to be transporting weapons and ammunition from Iran to Yemen in support of the Iranian-backed Houthis.
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Biden suggests he has a path to get more aid to Ukraine
Aid for Ukraine has been a source of tension and uncertainty as several Republicans in the House have severe doubts or openly oppose additional funding to sustain the Ukrainian military.
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Biden reassures allies of continued U.S. support for Ukraine after Congress drops aid request
The administration sternly warned Tuesday that Congress must not let the flow of aid be disrupted, lest Russian President Vladimir Putin exploit any lapses to his advantage.
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Evan Gershkovich wanted to explain Russia to Americans. Russia wanted him to stay quiet.
The American journalist and Bowdoin grad has been detained by Russian authorities for 6 months. His parents left the country 38 years earlier to escape repression.
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NATO’s secretary-general meets with Zelensky to discuss ‘ending Russia’s aggression’
‘The stronger Ukraine becomes, the closer we come to ending Russia’s aggression,’ NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.
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Russia’s Black Sea Fleet commander among 34 killed in strike, Ukraine says
Ukraine has increasingly targeted naval facilities in Crimea in recent weeks while the brunt of its summer counteroffensive makes slow gains in the east and south of Ukraine.