Ukraine has pressed the United States to supply it with the munitions. Here’s a guide to why this type of weapon is controversial and widely banned — and why Kyiv wants it.
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Ukraine Strikes Makiivka, Igniting a Huge Blast in Russian-Occupied City
Ukrainian and Russian officials differed on whether a military or civilian area had been struck. Earlier in the war, Russia lost dozens of soldiers, if not hundreds, in a strike on the city.
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Biden Hosts Sweden’s Prime Minister as the Nordic Nation Looks to Join NATO
President Biden backs the plan for Sweden to join the military alliance, but movement has been stalled by Turkey’s opposition.
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A Captured Russian Soldier’s Story: ‘They Just Sent Us to Die’
An inmate hoped to start over with a clean slate by fighting in Ukraine. Instead, he was confronted by the drudgery of trench work and the terror of battle. “You’re going in as meat,” he said he was told.