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Russian drone attack western Ukraine city sparks an inferno at a warehouse and kills 1

By Illia Novikov, Associated Press

A Ukrainian governor says Russia launched a massive drone attack on the western city of Lviv, burning down a warehouse said to house humanitarian supplies and killing one man.

Ukraine complains to WTO about Hungary, Poland and Slovakia banning its food products

By Jamey Keaten, Illia Novikov, Associated Press

Ukraine is filing a complaint at the World Trade Organization against Hungary, Poland and Slovakia after they banned grain and other food products coming from the war-torn country.

WATCH: Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy slams Russia for ‘weaponization’ of food, children at the 2023 UN General Assembly

By Jennifer Peltz, Derek Gatopoulos, Associated Press

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that Russia is “weaponizing” everything from food and energy to abducted children in its war against Ukraine — and he warned world leaders that the same could happen to them.

First civilian cargo ships arrive in Ukraine port since Russia’s withdrawal from grain deal

By Associated Press

Two cargo ships arrived in one of Ukraine's ports over the weekend, using a temporary Black Sea corridor established by Kyiv following Russia's withdrawal from a wartime agreement designed to ensure safe grain exports from the invaded country’s ports.

Zelenskyy is expected to visit Washington as Congress debates $21 billion in aid for Ukraine

By Stephen Groves, Lisa Mascaro, Matthew Lee, Associated Press

His visit comes as Congress is debating President Joe Biden's request to provide providing as much as $21 billion in military and humanitarian aid for Ukraine as it fights the Russian invasion.

New drone technology could make it easier to clear unexploded bombs, mines in Ukraine

By Jack Hewson, Volodymyr Solohub, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Ed Ram, Andrew Robinson and Sarah Cutler, Columbia Journalism Fellow

Among the horrors of war, landmines and unexploded ordnances linger and kill for years afterward. Ukraine is littered with landmines and bombs from both sides. Clearing those explosives is a massive and complicated task, but two young Americans are working…

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New U.S. sanctions target workarounds that let Russia acquire Western tech for war

By Emma Burrows, Associated Press

The latest sanctions package announced Thursday is one of the biggest imposed by the State and Treasury departments. It targets countries, notably Turkey, that sell Western technology to Russia that could be used to bolster its war effort.

Ukrainian attack on Crimean shipyard damages 2 ships, injures 24 people

By Dasha Litvinova, Illia Novikov, Associated Press

The region's governor says the pre-dawn onslaught damaged port and civilian infrastructure in the Izmail district and wounded seven people, three seriously.

In the pursuit of jobs, Ukrainian refugees are choosing Germany over Poland

By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press

A report says Poland is losing large numbers of Ukrainian refugees from its workforce as they travel to Germany to seek higher wages and government benefits in the rich Western economy.

Poland calls on the EU to extend the embargo on Ukraine grain to protect farmers

By Associated Press

Poland's government has called on the European Union to extend the embargo on imports of Ukrainian grain beyond Friday deadline to protect Polish farmers.