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AP report: U.S. expected to send Ukraine $150 million more in munitions to fight Russia

By Tara Copp, Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The U.S. is expected to announce Tuesday it is sending an additional $150 million in critically needed munitions to Ukraine, as Russia accuses Ukraine of using U.S.-provided munitions to strike inside Russia or Russian-held territory, according to two U.S. officials.

Russia’s Dagestan region mourns after gunmen kill 20 people, officials say

By Associated Press

Sunday’s violence was the latest that officials blamed on Islamic extremists in the predominantly Muslim region in the North Caucasus.

As Russia hits Kharkiv with more deadly bombs, Ukrainian strikes kill 6 in Russia and Crimea

By Tom Williams, Elise Morton, Associated Press

Russian authorities said six people died and over 100 were wounded in Ukrainian drone and missile attacks on Sunday, while the second day of Russia's aerial bombing of Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine killed at least one person.

Russia and North Korea signed a defense pact with each other. What does this mean?

By Sue Mi Terry, Stephen Sestanovich, Council on Foreign Relations

The new defense treaty demonstrates a growing closeness between the two pariah states that is likely to make the rest of the world uneasy.

Three dead in Kharkiv bombing as Russia hits Ukrainian energy facilities with more missiles

By Tom Williams, Associated Press

At least three people were killed in a Russian bomb attack on Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, on Saturday afternoon, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Russia has also continued to target Ukraine's energy infrastructure and launched a new barrage of missiles…

Ukraine faces rolling blackouts after Russia attacks its power grid

By Illia Novikov, Associated Press

Heavy damage inflicted to the country’s power system has left millions feeling uncertain about Ukraine’s ability to meet the national electricity demand after the warm weather months are over and the weather turns cold.

U.S. will rush air defense missiles to Ukraine by delaying deliveries to other allies, White House says

By Will Weissert, Associated Press

The White House announced Thursday that it will rush delivery of air defense interceptor missiles to Ukraine by redirecting planned shipments to other allied nations, as Washington scrambles to counter increased Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure.

South Korea will consider supplying arms to Ukraine after North Korea and Russia sign pact

By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press

South Korea says it will consider sending arms to Ukraine after Russia and North Korea rattled the region and beyond by signing a pact to come to each other’s defense in the event of war.

Russia obliterates Ukraine’s front-line towns with hacked bombs and expanded air base network

By Lori Hinnant, Vasilisa Stepanenko, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press

Russia is intensifying its use of cheap glide bombs to lay waste to cities in eastern Ukraine.

Putin signs deals with Vietnam in effort to bolster ties in Asia to offset Moscow’s growing isolation

By Aniruddha Ghosal, Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin and President To Lam agreed to further cooperate in education, science and technology, oil and gas exploration, clean energy and health.