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Russia has invaded its neighbor, Ukraine, despite strong international condemnation and severe sanctions from the West. Here are the latest developments.
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Ukraine says 9 Russian warplanes destroyed in Crimea blasts
Russia denied any aircraft were damaged in Tuesday’s blasts — or that any attack took place.
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US to send Ukraine another $1 billion in military aid
The new aid includes additional rockets for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS, as well as other ammunition and equipment.
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NATO fortifies Eastern Europe’s defenses under new ‘air shielding’ mission
Stronger air and missile defenses will remain in place in Eastern Europe for the long run, a NATO official said last month.
American veterans captured in Ukraine sent to prison, family says
Alex Drueke and Andy Huynh are believed to be the first Americans captured while fighting against Russian forces.
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US military to treat wounded Ukrainian troops at Landstuhl hospital
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center can take up to 18 Ukrainian troops at a time under recently approved Pentagon guidance.
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US rocket system enables Ukraine to strike key supply bridge
Ukrainian forces used U.S.-supplied HIMARS multiple rocket launchers to target the bridge,
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2 Americans, including a veteran, killed while fighting in Ukraine
They were killed in a Russian ambush in the Donbas region alongside two other foreign fighters, according to a Ukrainian commander.
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Inside the multinational logistics cell coordinating military aid for Ukraine
Since early March, a cohort of American service members and a rotating crew of multinational partners have set up shop in U.S. European Command headquarters to ensure equipment gets from the donor nation to Ukraine’s doorstep.
US to send more HIMARS precision rocket systems to Ukraine in latest package
The U.S. will send four more high mobility artillery rocket systems to Ukraine in its next military aid package to strengthen Kyiv in what’s become a grinding artillery duel.
Iranian envoy responds to US claim it’s selling drones to Russia
Earlier in the war, Iran was criticized in the West for not condemning Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine.
Iran to deliver armed drones to Russia, White House says
The White House says it believes Russia is turning to Iran to provide it with “hundreds” of unmanned aerial vehicles for use in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press and Josh Boak
US to send more HIMARS precision rockets to Ukraine
“If the Russians think they can outlast the Ukrainians, they need to rethink that," a senior defense official said Friday.
See the TB2 drone heading to Ukraine after a Lithuanian crowdfunding drive
Lithuania will present a combat drone to Ukraine that was donated by the Turkish manufacturer after a private crowdfunding campaign among ordinary Lithuanians, who raised nearly $6.1 million for the purpose within days.
High cost of Russian gains in Ukraine may limit new advance
Putin has declared victory in the eastern Ukraine region of Luhansk, but the high cost of Russian gains may limit a new advance.
None of the US Air Force’s linguists spoke Ukrainian. Then Russia invaded.
Air Force linguists scrambled to keep up through the Afghanistan withdrawal and, now, the war in Ukraine.
US to send Ukraine advanced NASAMS air defense weapons in $820 million package
The new aid also included ammunition drawn from U.S. stockpiles for American-supplied High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems.
By Joe Gould