Russia-Ukraine conflict rages on its 575th day.
Zelenskyy will meet with leaders of the Republican-led House of Representatives and House national security committees before a private session with the full US Senate. / Photo: AFPUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived at the US Capitol as Republican sceptics question whether Congress should approve a new round of aid for his country despite slow progress fighting Russian invaders.
Ukrainian officials said the Palau-flagged Resilient Africa vessel was carrying 3,000 tonnes of wheat when it left Ukraine's Chornomorsk port on Tuesday.Russia and Ukraine accused each other of airstrikes, with Moscow claiming the downing of 22 Ukrainian drones and authorities on the opposite side reporting destruction in the Lviv region.
"Difficult months are ahead: Russia will attack energy and critically important facilities," said Oleksiy Kuleba, the deputy head of Kiev's presidential office. He added that Moscow had targeted"civilian infrastructure" across Ukraine. The Russian military, meanwhile, said it destroyed 19 Ukrainian drones over Crimea and the Black Sea and gave no details on casualties or damage. Reuters could not independently verify the reports.Ukraine has warned of difficult months ahead after a"massive" Russian overnight missile attack that left dead and wounded across the country.
"I have asked Defence to see what use our F-16s could have in Ukraine," De Croo told Belgian broadcaster VRT on Wednesday, speaking on the sidelines of the UN general meeting in New York."We need to consider all options." Five were injured and at least one person was buried under rubble in Cherkasy, where a social infrastructure building was damaged, said regional Governor Ihor Taburets.Zelenskyy will meet with President Joe Biden at the White House, speak with US military leaders at the Pentagon and stop at Capitol Hill to talk privately with Republican and Democratic leaders of the House and Senate as the world is watching Western support for Kiev.