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Russia and Ukraine swap 95 prisoners of war each in their latest exchange

Ukraine and Russia have exchanged 95 prisoners of war each, three weeks after their last swap and as part of what have been occasional agreements to send captured troops home
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In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, Ukrainian prisoners of war hold Marine's flags as they pose for a photo after a prisoners exchange at an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)
July 17, 2024 at 7:01 AM

Ukraine faces twin challenges of fighting Russia and shifting political sands in US

After almost 30 months of war with Russia, Ukraine’s difficulties on the battlefield are mounting even as its vital support from the United States is increasingly at the mercy of changing political winds
July 17, 2024 at 7:01 AM
A Ukrainian officer with the 56th Separate Motorized Infantry Mariupol Brigade fires rockets from a pickup truck at Russian positions on the front line near Bakhmut in Ukraine's Donetsk region on March 5, 2024. Ukraine faces twin challenges of fighting Russia and the shifting political sands in the US. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
July 16, 2024 at 3:18 AM

Ukraine needs 25 Patriot air defense systems and more F-16 warplanes, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country needs 25 Patriot air defense systems to fully defend its airspace and protect the entire country from Russian missile attacks
July 16, 2024 at 3:18 AM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during his press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, July 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
July 13, 2024 at 8:09 PM

Fire breaks out at Russian oil depot as Russia and Ukraine exchange drone attacks

Russian shelling of Ukraine has killed four people as the two countries exchanged drone attacks, one of which set ablaze a Russian oil depot
July 13, 2024 at 8:09 PM
In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Friday, July 12, 2024, Russian soldiers fire from their howitzer from their position at Ukrainian troops at an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
July 12, 2024 at 7:25 AM

UN demands Russia immediately return Europe's biggest nuclear plant to Ukraine

The U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution demanding that Russia urgently withdraw its military and personnel from Europe’s largest nuclear power plant and immediately return the facility to Ukraine
July 12, 2024 at 7:25 AM
July 11, 2024 at 11:33 PM

Biden introduces Zelenskyy as Putin in gaffe during NATO summit meeting

President Joe Biden accidentally called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy by the name of his rival, President Vladimir Putin, when introducing him at the NATO summit.
July 11, 2024 at 11:33 PM
VIDEO: Biden introduces Zelenskyy as Putin in gaffe during NATO summit meeting
July 11, 2024 at 6:15 PM

China 'firmly' rejects NATO accusations that it's an 'enabler' of Russian war

NATO members had included the accusations against China as part of a wide-ranging declaration.
July 11, 2024 at 6:15 PM
NATO members had included the accusations against China as part of a wide-ranging declaration.
July 11, 2024 at 9:02 AM

Russian missile attack on Ukraine hospital complicates treatment of kids with cancer

Russia’s heaviest bombardment of Kyiv in four months has had severe consequences, paralyzing the operations of the country’s largest children’s hospital and severely affecting the young patients already battling life-threatening diseases
July 11, 2024 at 9:02 AM
Yuliia Vasylenko poses for a portrait with her son Denys, 11, as he plays on a video game console at the National Cancer Institute in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, July 10, 2024. Denys is one of 31 young patients battling cancer who were relocated to the hospital from Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital after it was struck by a Russian missile this week. (AP Photo/Alex Babenko)
July 11, 2024 at 1:58 AM

In international debut, new UK PM offers strong support for Ukraine at NATO summit

Newly elected British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has made his maiden appearance on the international stage with a strong signal of support for Ukraine and a pat on the back from President Joe Biden
July 11, 2024 at 1:58 AM
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., center, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., right, greet Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the Capitol as NATO leaders visit Capitol Hill, Wednesday, July 10, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
July 10, 2024 at 3:42 PM

NATO member Norway donates six F-16 jets to Ukraine

Norway says it will donate six F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine
July 10, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store during his arrival at the NATO summit on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke).
July 10, 2024 at 12:06 PM

India's Modi discusses the Ukraine war with Austria a day after meeting Putin

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has discussed the war in Ukraine with the leader of Austria, an ally of Kyiv that has a policy of military neutrality
July 10, 2024 at 12:06 PM
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Austria's Chancellor Karl Nehammer walk together in Vienna Austria, Wednesday, July 10, 2024. Modi's visit to Austria is the first by an Indian prime minister in 41 years. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader)
July 9, 2024 at 11:26 AM

Ukrainian boxer sacrifices Olympic dreams and life to fight against Russia's invasion

More than 400 Ukrainian athletes have been killed since the start of the war, including many of the country's brightest Olympics prospects
July 9, 2024 at 11:26 AM
Young boxers enter the opening ceremony of a boxing tournament in honor of Maksym Halinichev, who was killed during fighting with Russian forces in March 2023, in Romny, Sumy region, Ukraine on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
July 9, 2024 at 10:59 AM

Ukraine searches children's hospital ruins as NATO countries condemn Russian strike

More than 400 people were busy overnight on rescue operations at the Kyiv children’s hospital and elsewhere, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said on Tuesday.
July 9, 2024 at 10:59 AM
Emergency and rescue personnel operate and clear the rubble of the destroyed building of Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital following a missile strike in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on July 8, 2024.
July 9, 2024 at 1:58 AM

Russia uses hypersonic missiles in an attack on Kyiv

Russian missiles blasted cities across Ukraine, damaging the country’s largest children’s hospital and other buildings in a fierce assault that interrupted heart surgeries and forced young cancer patients to take their treatments outdoors
July 9, 2024 at 1:58 AM
Rescuers, medical staff and volunteers clean up the rubble and search victims after Russian missile hit the country's main children hospital Okhmadit in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, July 8, 2024. The daytime barrage targeted five Ukrainian cities with more than 40 missiles of different types hitting apartment buildings and public infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on social media. (AP Photo/Anton Shtuka)
July 8, 2024 at 6:14 PM

Ukraine's Zelenskyy discusses further NATO support with Polish prime minister

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he expects the upcoming NATO summit to provide specific steps to strengthen his country’s air defenses against Russia
July 8, 2024 at 6:14 PM
Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk, right, and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after signing an agreement of cooperation and defense, in Warsaw, Poland, on Monday, July 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
July 8, 2024 at 4:14 PM

Ukrainian high jumper keeps eye on the raised bar, but her mind is fixed on the war

Ukrainian athletes training for the Paris Olympics are torn between their sports demand for complete concentration on the here and now, and the war back home that is never far from their minds
July 8, 2024 at 4:14 PM
Kateryna Tabashnyk, a high jumper, poses for a portrait Sunday, June 9, 2024, at the athletics arena of the "Polytechnic" sports complex, which was destroyed by a Russian rocket attack, in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
July 8, 2024 at 2:22 PM

Children's hospital in Kyiv struck in Russian missile attacks

ABC News’ Ian Pannell has the latest on the Russian missiles hitting Ukraine, one day before President Joe Biden is set to host a NATO summit in Washington, D.C.
July 8, 2024 at 2:22 PM
VIDEO: Russia launches missiles at Ukrainian cities
July 7, 2024 at 4:30 PM

Ukrainian drone triggers warehouse explosions in Russia as war of attrition grinds on

Russian officials say a village in the western border region has been evacuated following a series of explosions after debris from a downed Ukrainian drone set fire to a nearby warehouse
July 7, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Partner of British combat medic, volunteer, Peter Fouche, 49 who was killed on June 27 during his work in East Ukraine, mourns during the funeral ceremony on the city's main square in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, July 6, 2024. Peter was founder of a charity organization, which provides vehicles, drones and other needs to Ukrainian servicemen. (AP Photo/Alex Babenko)
July 6, 2024 at 5:42 PM

Russian strikes leave thousands in northern Ukraine without power and water

Russian strikes have left over 100,000 households without power in northern Ukraine and cut off the water supply to the regional capital of Sumy
July 6, 2024 at 5:42 PM
A Ukrainian serviceman holds a portrait of British combat medic, volunteer, Peter Fouche, 49 who was killed on June 27 during his work in East Ukraine, at the funeral ceremony on the city's main square in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, July 6, 2024. Peter was founder of a charity organization, which provides vehicles, drones and other needs to Ukrainian servicemen. (AP Photo/Alex Babenko)
July 6, 2024 at 3:57 PM

Children who fled Russian invasion find community in Ukrainian scouting group

At a Ukrainian scouting group's Spring Festival, children who fled Russia's invasion gather and gain a sense of community.
July 6, 2024 at 3:57 PM
Kalyna Durbak, right, of the Ukrainian Scouting Organization Plast, instructing young scouts in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada.
July 5, 2024 at 9:42 PM

NATO leaders will vow to pour weapons into Ukraine for another year

NATO leaders plan to pledge to keep pouring arms and ammunition into Ukraine at current levels for at least another year
July 5, 2024 at 9:42 PM
FILE - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, center front left, speaks with U.S. President Donald Trump, center front right, after a group photo at a NATO leaders meeting at The Grove hotel and resort in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019. NATO is desperate to demonstrate that it can stay the course, even as uncertainty over elections roils many of its biggest members. The possible return of Donald Trump, who damaged trust between allies while he was the U.S. president, is of most obvious concern. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)
July 5, 2024 at 12:54 AM

Ukraine's army retreats from positions as Russia gets closer to strategic town

Ukraine’s military says it has retreated from a neighborhood in the outskirts of Chasiv Yar, a strategically important town in the eastern Donetsk region which has been reduced to rubble under a monthslong Russian assault
July 5, 2024 at 12:54 AM
In this photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, Russian soldiers fire from their 152-mm «Giatsint-B» howitzer from their position at Ukrainian troops at an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
July 4, 2024 at 2:38 AM

Russian missiles and drones strike eastern Ukraine's Dnipro in an attack that kills 5

Authorities say a Russian missile and drone attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro has killed five civilians and injured 47 others
July 4, 2024 at 2:38 AM
In this photo released by the Dnipro Regional Administration, Ukrainian flag waves as smoke rises after Russia's missile attack in Dnipro, Ukraine, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (Dnipro Regional Administration via AP)
July 3, 2024 at 3:10 AM

Hungary's leader in Ukraine for talks with Zelenskyy, in first visit since war began

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has made his first visit to neighboring Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion
July 3, 2024 at 3:10 AM
In this photo issued by the Hungarian PM's Press Office Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban hold a meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. (Zoltan Fischer/Hungarian PM's Press Office/MTI via AP)
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2 years after pushing back Russia, Kharkiv faces barrage of attacks

Two years after Ukraine pushed back Russian forces, Kharkiv is facing a barrage of attacks.
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VIDEO: 2 years after pushing Russia back, Kharkiv faces barrage of attacks
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Putin deepens ties with Vietnam amid Russian isolation over Ukraine

Putin's visit to Vietnam is widely seen as aimed at sending a signal that Russia still has friends in the region.
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Vietnam's President To Lam attend a reception at the Hanoi Opera House in Hanoi, Vietnam June 20, 2024.
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Vice President Harris among other world leaders at peace summit for Ukraine

Meeting in Switzerland, Vice President Kamala Harris met with President Zelenskyy and announced another $1.5 billion in aid to Ukraine.
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VIDEO: Vice President Harris among other world leaders at peace summit for Ukraine
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Harris, Zelenskyy join world leaders to discuss peace plan in Ukraine

Vice President Harris announced another $1.5 billion from USAID for Ukrainian infrastructure and humanitarian needs.
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US Vice President Kamala Harris is welcomed by Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the Summit on peace in Ukraine, in Stansstad near Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 15, 2024.
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Newly blinded Ukrainian commander helps others losing eyesight

Col. Oleh Avtomeenko was wounded while performing a combat mission in Donetsk region, on the first days of the Russian full-scale invasion in late February 2022.
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Col. Oleh Avtomeenko at the training centre in Lviv, Ukraine, in March 2024.
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G7 leaders strike deal on using Russian assets to back $50B loan to Ukraine

President Joe Biden and key allies have agreed to use interest from frozen Russian assets to back a $50 billion loan for Ukraine's war efforts and economic reconstruction.
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VIDEO: G7 leaders strike deal on using Russian assets to back $50B loan to Ukraine
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Zelenskyy addresses G7 summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke at the G7 summit in Italy with U.S. President Joe Biden to announce a bilateral security agreement to strengthen defense against Russia.
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VIDEO: Zelenskyy addresses G7 summit
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Biden signs security agreement with Ukraine at G7 summit

President Joe Biden and Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, signed a security agreement to bolster Ukraine’s defenses for 10 years.
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VIDEO: Biden signs security agreement with Ukraine at G7 summit
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Biden, Zelenskyy sign new 10-year security agreement

President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a press conference Thursday on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Italy.
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President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy shake hands, during a press conference, on the day of a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit, in Fasano, Italy, June 13, 2024.
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President Biden strengthens Ukraine's defense with bilateral security agreement

In a round robin, ABC News correspondents Selena Wang, Mick Mulroy, and Patrick Reevell discuss the impacts of this historical agreement.
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VIDEO: President Biden strengthens Ukraine's defense with bilateral security agreement
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Ukraine-Russia war at top of agenda at G7 Summit

ABC News senior White House correspondent Selina Wang is in Bari, Italy, with the latest on the G7 summit.
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VIDEO: Ukraine-Russia war at top of agenda at G7 Summit
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G7 leaders agree to lend Ukraine $50 billion using frozen Russian assets

The money would come from interest accrued on some $300 billion.
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A family photo during a welcome ceremony on day one of the 50th G7 summit at Borgo Egnazia on June 13, 2024 in Fasano, Italy.
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Biden, Zelenskyy to sign US-Ukraine security agreement at G7 summit

"We'll be sending Russia a signal of our resolve," an official said.
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President Joe Biden shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Paris, June 7, 2024.
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US and Ukraine to sign a major security agreement at the G7: sources

The agreement will help Ukraine develop military capacity and production, sources said.
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VIDEO: US and Ukraine to sign major security agreement at the G7: Sources
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At G7, Biden to push $50B loan to Ukraine using frozen Russian assets

The summit starts Thursday in Italy.
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President Joe Biden walks off Marine One to board Air Force One, June 12, 2024, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Biden is traveling to Italy for the G7 summit.
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Ukrainian military creates new Unmanned Systems Forces branch for drone warfare

Ukraine on Tuesday launched its Unmanned Systems Forces, a new branch of its military focused on drone warfare that officials said was the first of its kind.
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An uncrewed drone is seen in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday as the country's military launches its Unmanned Systems Forces, a new branch of its military focused on drone warfare.
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Permission to win: Ukraine needs more from Biden than weapons to defeat Russia

Ukraine needs more from Biden than weapons to defeat Russia, according to experts.
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Ukrainian soldiers prepare to fire 120mm mortar towards Russian position on the front line at undisclosed location in Donetsk region, Ukraine, June 4, 2024.
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Exclusive: Biden tells Muir US weapons will not be used to strike Moscow, Kremlin

President Biden tells David Muir U.S. weapons will not be used to strike Moscow or the Kremlin in response to Putin’s statement about authorization of American weapons inside Russia.
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VIDEO: Exclusive: Biden tells Muir US weapons will not be used to strike Moscow or Kremlin
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US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin meets with Zelenskyy

The Pentagon says that the U.S. Defense secretary reiterated the U.S.'s unwavering support for Ukraine during a security summit in Singapore.
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VIDEO: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin meets with Zelenskyy
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Biden gives permission to Ukraine to strike inside Russian territory with US weapons

President Joe Biden has given Ukraine permission to strike inside Russia near the area of Kharkiv using American-provided weapons, a U.S. official confirmed to ABC News.
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VIDEO: Biden gives permission to Ukraine to strike inside Russian territory with US weapons
2 months ago

Biden signals policy shift on Russia-Ukraine war

President Joe Biden has given Ukrainian forces permission to strike inside Russia with American weapons. This only applies to the border region near Kharkiv, and not for long-range strikes.
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VIDEO: Biden signals policy shift on Russia-Ukraine war
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Ukraine given permission to use US weapons in Russia

President Biden gave the green light for Ukraine to launch American-supplied weapons into Russia, with President Vladimir Putin calling the move an escalation.
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VIDEO: Ukraine given permission to use US weapons in Russia
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Biden permits Ukraine to carry out limited strikes within Russia

President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to utilize U.S.-provided munitions against military targets in only a limited area of Russia to avoid sparking a wider conflict with the West.
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VIDEO: Biden permits Ukraine to carry out limited strikes within Russia
2 months ago

Russian missile strike hits shopping center in Kharkiv

The large shopping complex in Ukraine’s second-largest city may have had up to 200 people inside at the time of the strike.
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VIDEO: Russian missile strike hits shopping center in Kharkiv
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Ukrainian colonel presses for more US arms amid Russian offense: Reporter’s notebook

ABC News sat down with Col. Oleksandr Bakulin, commander of Ukraine’s 57th brigade, in a rare interview as his unit battles a Russian offensive near Kharkiv.
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Col. Oleksandr Bakulin, of Ukraine's 57th Motorized Brigade, speaks with ABC News' Foreign Correspondent James Longman in a secret location near Kharkiv, Ukraine.
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Austin says 'expectation' is Ukraine won't use US weapons outside its territory

Russia has made "tactical gains" in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine, a military expert told ABC News.
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin holds a joint press conference following a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at the Pentagon, May 20, 2024, in Arlington, Va.