U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought to reassure the ally of continuing American support and announced a $2 billion arms deal Wednesday.
By Matthew Lee and Illia Novikov, Associated PressAn apartment building damaged in the Russian missile attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, May 14, 2024.
Ukraine’s General Staff reported late Tuesday that troops fell back from two areas in Kharkiv — Lukyantsi and Vovchansk — “in order to save the lives of our servicemen and avoid losses.” Russia said it had captured Lukyantsi.Vovchansk — just 5 kilometers from the Russian border — has been the focus of much of the recent fighting, and Ukrainian and Russian troops battled in its streets Wednesday.
At a news conference with Blinken, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said of the aid: “This is a very powerful message to both our friends and our enemies.” A Ukrainian soldier, aka Manul, of the ACHILLES battalion of the 92nd brigade, turns on a suicide FPV drone at the take-off position before flight over Russian positions in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Monday, May 13, 2024.
Still, the Institute for the Study of War said late Tuesday that the pace of Russia’s advance in the Kharkiv border region, where it launched an offensive late last week and has made significant progress, has slowed. The Washington-based think tank said Moscow’s main aim there is to create a “buffer zone” that will prevent Ukrainian cross-border strikes on Russia’s Belgorod region.
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