U.S. President Joe Biden said that the new package would include 800 anti-aircraft systems, 9,000 anti-armor systems, 7,000 small arms such as shotguns and grenade launchers, as well as other equipment such as drones. The announcement came hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered an emotional address to the U.S. Congress asking Washington to close the sky over Ukraine or provide Kyiv with fighter jets.
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Monday, May 25
"I am grateful to the medical workers treating and supporting our people. I thank everyone involved in recovery efforts, all emergency and public services," Volodymyr Zelensky said.
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The visit follows a devastating Russian aerial attack overnight on May 24 that primarily targeted Kyiv and the surrounding region.
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The reburial ceremony of Andrii Melnyk and his wife, Sofiia, was attended by President Volodymyr Zelensky and other senior political and cultural figures.
In Sumy Oblast, a Russian drone strike on a civilian car killed a 24-year-old man in the Krasnopillia community.
"This is reckless Russian interference, but the RAF is well prepared to deal with this activity," a U.K. defense source told the Kyiv Independent.
The number includes 1,020 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
"Our people disabled several communication towers that ensured coordination between air defense units in the area and damaged a transformer substation that supplied power to some military and communication facilities," the Atesh group claimed.
"If you ask, it's probably something that can't be answered negatively," Finnish President Alexander Stubb said.
Sunday, May 24
The news comes on the heels of the U.K.'s surprise easing of Russian oil sanctions, dealing a further blow to London's image as one of Ukraine's most steadfast partners.
The conversation marks the first recorded direct contact between Macron and Lukashenko since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion.
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Russian forces launched a large-scale missile attack on Kyiv overnight on May 24, officials reported.
The Vtorovo oil pumping and dispatching station in Russia's Vladimir Oblast is a strategic infrastructure hub that supplies fuel to the Moscow region and its major airports.
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"They're really insane. It's important that this doesn't go unpunished for Russia," Zelensky said.
"The residential complex where the Ambassador of Albania to Ukraine resides was struck, putting his life at serious risk," Ferit Hoxha, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Albania, posted on X.
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