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The House of Representatives finally approved more than $60 billion of aid to Ukraine on Saturday, following months of delays and GOP opposition.

The late founder of the mercenary Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, had started the practice of recruiting convicts for the war in Ukraine.

Russia is poised to seize control of more of Ukraine this year as US aid runs low.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said stalled US support means that Ukraine is vastly outgunned by Russia, and may be pushed back hard.

The US helped down Iranian drones and missiles fired at Israel, but said it won't do the same for Ukraine, calling it a "different threat picture."

UK Defense Secretary Grant Shapps aims to accelerate production of the DragonFire laser system for use in Ukraine.

US official warns of a potential Ukraine's army collapse due to ammunition shortage and Congress impasse over US military aid, Bloomberg reports.

Ukraine needs to shift its strategy to defeat the Russian force superior in numbers and firepower, an influential Russia expert says.

"Russia is on track to command the largest military on the continent," US Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli told Congress.

Ukraine is the better fighter by far, the American trainer said, but its big guns more and more are sitting empty amid overwhelming Russian fire.

The Ladoga was originally intended to be a means of transport for senior Kremlin officials in the event of a nuclear attack.

Ukraine's 63rd Mechanized Brigade shared footage that appeared to show an unmanned ground vehicle striking a Russian trench.

An American veteran in Ukraine said he's always voted Republican, but the party blocking Ukraine aid is making him doubt his future allegiance.

In a social media outburst on Thursday, Medvedev advocated for a "no prisoners taken" approach with NATO troops if any are deployed in Ukraine.

Russia's increased strikes may be an effort to get Ukraine to move air defenses so Russia's air force can finally play a bigger role, the ISW said.

Ukraine's artillery disadvantage is now so deep that it has to ration and put soldiers at greater risk, the US veteran said.

Russia is already preparing the battlefield for the F-16s, the officer told Politico, lamenting that Kyiv doesn't get weapons "at the time we need them."

A US veteran in Ukraine says shortages have left Ukraine desperate and rationing and that ammunition and artillery are needed far more than vehicles.

Vasyl Malyuk said in July that his agency was responsible for a bridge explosion in Crimea, which Russia called a terrorist attack.

Ukraine said its weekend strikes on Russia's Black Sea Fleet damaged two more ships, a total of four, as it continues to harass the Russian navy.

Russian oligarchs' superyachts seized as part of sanctions resulting from Russia's Ukraine invasion remain in limbo. It's unclear if they can be sold.

The decision to send Patriot surface-to-air missile systems to Ukraine sparked debate due to its past performance. The debate is over, experts say.