The U.S. says it will give Ukraine 15 Scan Eagle surveillance drones, 40 mine-resistant vehicles, 2,000 anti-armor rounds and howitzer weapons to help Ukrainian forces regain territory and mount a counter-offensive against Russian invaders.
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Blasts in Crimea underscore Russian forces’ vulnerability
A spate of explosions and fires has turned Russian-occupied Crimea from a secure rear base into a new battleground in the war.
Ukrainians flee grim life under Russian occupation: Shortages, disappearances, fear
Moscow-installed officials are pressuring residents who remain in Kherson to take Russian citizenship.
Explosions rock Crimea in suspected Ukrainian attack
Russia seized the Crimean Peninsula in 2014 and has used it to launch attacks against Ukraine in the war that began nearly 6 months ago.
Ship carrying grain for hungry Ethiopia leaves Ukraine
The East African country is one of five nations the U.N. considers at risk of starvation.
Ship heads to Ukraine to get grain for food-starved Africa
For months, fighting and a Russian blockade meant grain produced in Ukraine, known as the world’s breadbasket, piled up in silos, sending food prices sky-high and leading to hunger in Africa, the Middle East and parts of Asia.
Ukraine says 9 Russian warplanes destroyed in Crimea blasts
The explosions killed one, wounded 14 and sent tourists fleeing in panic.
Large explosions rock Russian military air base in Crimea
It wasn’t clear whether the munitions were accidentally ignited or were hit by a Ukraine missile.
Nuclear plant in Ukraine is shelled; rising dangers feared
Nuclear experts have warned that more shelling of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, which was captured by Russia early in the war, is fraught with danger.
Shift in war’s front seen as grain leaves Ukraine; plant hit
Ukraine and Russia also accused each other of shelling Europe’s largest nuclear power plant.