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US aid package helps Ukrainian troops overcome shell shortages in Donetsk Oblast

Artillery shells that had been delayed for months have begun reaching Ukrainian units on the front lines in Donetsk Oblast, easing pressure and reducing shell shortages among the troops, Reuters reported on June 25.

25 June 2024, 03:51 PM

Joe Biden regrets delay in military aid to Ukraine

During a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on June 7, President Joe Biden apologized for the delay in approving a military aid package that was blocked by Republican opposition in Congress earlier this year, CNN reports.

8 June 2024, 01:35 AM

Advanced missiles enable Ukraine to strike deeper into Russian territories — ISW report

The provision of long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine could significantly extend the reach of Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU), enabling them to target vital locations deep within Russian territories., the U.S.-based think tank Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported in its recent analysis on April 24.

25 April 2024, 01:49 PM

What’s included in the $60.8 billion Ukraine aid package?

This week, the U.S. Senate is slated to consider a series of bills, one of which earmarks $60.8 billion in aid for Ukraine, Oksana Markarova, Ukraine's Ambassador to the United States wrote on Facebook on April 17.

18 April 2024, 12:36 PM

'They should have already done it' - UA Foreign Minister won't get his hopes up on U.S. aid bill

Ukrainian authorities are working around the clock to get the U.S. Congress to vote on a bill to aid Ukraine, but it is almost impossible to predict when this will happen, Kuleba said when asked whether the U.S. will vote on a national security bill that includes funding for Ukraine.

15 April 2024, 10:50 AM

Macron: Europe ready with $53 billion aid package for Ukraine if US falters

As US aid hangs in limbo, European nations might need to step in with a hefty $53 billion in aid for Ukraine approved under Ukraine Facility program, French President Emmanuel Macron said at the inauguration of a gunpowder plant on April 11.

12 April 2024, 12:10 PM

Biden and Sullivan halt push for Ukraine aid amid concerns of Russian nuclear threat

U.S. President Joe Biden and his National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan “bought into” idea that Russia could use nuclear weapons if the U.S. provides Ukraine with “too many” weapons, Head of U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, Michael McCaul, said in an interview with Puck News on April 2.

5 April 2024, 11:15 AM

Ukraine faces rising mechanized onslaughts from Russia - ISW

Russian forces have ramped up their mechanized assaults along various sections of the front line over the past fortnight, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on April 3.

4 April 2024, 11:49 AM

Zelenskyy calls for unity on Ukraine aid in US Congress

Ukraine can’t be a political issue between the U.S. parties, said Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, addressing the delay in the U.S. Congress’s approval of the $60 billion military aid package, The Washington Post reported on March 29.

30 March 2024, 05:06 PM

Pentagon General warns of risks to Ukraine from House Republicans ignoring aid bill

Delays in U.S. aid to Ukraine "increase risks every day," Pentagon spokesperson Major General Patrick Ryder said in an interview with Radio Svoboda (Liberty).

20 March 2024, 02:34 PM

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