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Russia says it downed 10 U.S.-supplied missiles over Crimea as Blinken visits Kyiv
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https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-blinken-crimea-30c152149f68bbe03c485ce91df6e7ae
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces withdrew from some areas of the country’s east and battled Russian troops in others on Wednesday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy postponed all his upcoming foreign trips, underscoring the seriousness of the threat his soldiers are facing.
Against that grim backdrop, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought to reassure the ally of continuing American support, announcing a $2 billion arms deal — most of the money coming from a package approved last month.
Together with Moscow’s weekslong effort to build on its recent gains in the eastern Donetsk region, the more than two-year war has entered a critical stage for Ukraine’s depleted army.
Ukraine’s General Staff reported late Tuesday that troops fell back from areas in Lukyantsi and Vovchansk “in order to save the lives of our servicemen and avoid losses.”
At his final event Wednesday of the two-day visit, Blinken said the Biden administration had approved a $2 billion, medium- and long-term foreign military financing package for Ukraine.
“Ukraine has had to adapt and adjust to this and it’s done so remarkably,” Blinken said of grain exports now being taken by rail after traditional shipping routes were interrupted by Russia’s full-scale invasion, which began on Feb. 24, 2022.
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