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How Johnson came to allow a vote on Ukraine aid after months of delays -- Over 20,000 Russian troops trying to storm Chasiv Yar, outskirts -- Russia’s energy infrastructure attacks are depopulating Ukraine -- Polish protesters stop blockade at Yahodyn-Dorohusk border crossing -- and more

Ukraine will be 'able to blunt' Russia's offensive if US aid arrives quickly -- Ukraine aid bill finally passes the House – what happens next? -- Poland, Lithuania, other NATO allies begin military exercise around Suwalki Gap -- Blinken to warn Beijing over support for Russia in upcoming trip to China -- and more

Slovak citizens raise $2.8 million for Czech ammunition initiative after government refuses to contribute -- Ukraine's obsolete S-200 anti-aircraft missile systems reportedly back on track to hit Russian targets -- US considers deploying extra military advisers to Ukraine -- Ukrainian drones strike Russian energy facilities overnight -- and more

Russia’s war destroys over 100,000 residential buildings in Donetsk Oblast -- Ukraine’s Bohdana howitzer is rolling off production lines – here’s what it can do -- [video] Russian military uniforms reveal inequality between forces -- Half of British military defense fund for Ukraine remains unused -- and more

Microsoft says Russian disinformation campaign targeting US election has begun -- Ukraine destroys missile launchers, radar stations at Russian military airfield in Crimea -- Ukraine to produce 10 Bohdana howitzers this month -- Russian diesel exports continue to drop amid Ukrainian drone strikes on oil refineries -- and more

Secret Kremlin document outlines plan to 'weaken' Ukraine's allies [Washington Post] -- Iran's cheap, effective Shahed drones and how Russia uses them in Ukraine -- HUR confirms attack on Russian bomber factory in Tatarstan -- Kharkiv at risk of becoming 'second Aleppo' -- and more

Ukrainian survivor of Russian torture files legal complaint in Argentina -- ‘Double-tap’ attack. Understanding one of Russia’s cruelest tactics in Ukraine -- Russia destroyed Kyiv Oblast power plant after Ukraine ran out of air defense missiles -- A look at the DRONE arsenal Russia uses against Ukraine -- and more

Allies can defend Ukraine in the same way as they protected Israel -- A look at the Russian military's war dolphins -- Ukrainian forces hit command post in Russian-occupied Crime -- Russia plans 'false flag' attacks on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant -- and more

Russian aerial guided bomb attack hits five-story residential building -- Russia aims to capture Chasiv Yar by 'Victory Day' on May -- Half of French youth willing to fight in Ukraine to defend France -- Ukraine joining NATO is a matter of when not if -- and more

Ethnic tensions on the rise in Russia, as government attempts to divert attention from war -- Russian drone attack drops bomb on ambulance injures 1 in Kharkiv Oblast -- Russian proxy claims missile strike on machinery factory in occupied Luhansk -- Trump reportedly thought Ukraine 'must be part of Russia' as president -- and more

Rebuilding Kyiv Oblast power plant possible but 'futile' without air defense -- Ukrainian army collapse cannot be ruled out US official says -- Russia sending units from Far East to replenish losses in Ukraine -- Russia's war existential threat to the people of Ukraine -- and more

EU Parliament refuses decision on budget until members commit more Patriots to Ukraine -- ‘I thought I would never walk again:’ Children injured by Russia's war learn to live with prosthetics -- 'I’d be a king in Somalia with this money:’ Foreign POWs on being lured to fight for Russia in Ukraine -- Freedom House: Ukraine on democratic path amid rising authoritarianism in region -- and more