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Ukrainians Use Drones, Facial-Recognition Software as They Investigate Alleged War Crimes; Ukraine says potent Russian hack against power grid thwarted; Ukraine strikes Russian ammunition depot; Zelensky Calls for More Military Aid, LIVE UPDATES and MORE

‘Tens of thousands’ dead in Mariupol as Russia readies ‘even bigger assault’;Reports: Russia may have used chemical weapons in Mariupol; The barbarianism of Putin’s war on Ukraine is nothing new; Zelensky reiterates requests for arms, LIVE UPDATES and MORE

Ukraine ‘won the battle’ for Kyiv — But Donbas is Next; Ukrainian Defenders Dig In as Russia Lines Up More Firepower; Ukraine, Russia Gear Up for War’s Biggest Battles; US will supply Ukraine with 'the weapons it needs' against Russia, LIVE UPDATES and MORE

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Drone video shows lone Ukrainian tank ambush Russian armored column near Kyiv destroying several of them and forcing others to retreat; US should send Ukraine weapons now to sway war, experts say; Over 50 killed in Russian rocket strike on Ukrainian station, LIVE UPDATES and MORE

Ukraine Calls for More Arms as It Girds for Heavier Fighting Against Russia in the East; How Ukraine Used a Ragtag Arsenal to Thwart Russia’s Air Attacks; Russian troops heard being ordered to ‘slay’ civilians: ‘F–king kill them all!’, LIVE UPDATES and MORE

Russian forces stalled 15 miles outside Kyiv; U.S. Sending Soviet Air Defense Systems It Secretly Acquired to Ukraine; Musk’s Starlink satellites helping Ukraine drones destroy Russian tanks; Shock Casualty Statistics Would Spell Disaster for Russia/Putin, LIVE UPDATES and MORE

Ukraine’s Military is Winning with Agile Defenses, Measured Weapons Use and FIERCE WILL; Report: Ukraine has Defeated ‘initial’ Russian Campaign, Setting Up ‘stalemate’; US Fighters Say They Felt Calling to Join Ukraine's Cause; A 6th Russian Gen./Fleet Capt. is Killed; and LIVE UPDATES

Russian Military Slog in Ukraine a ‘dreadful mess’ for Putin; Reported Detention of Russian Spy Boss Shows Tension Over Stalled Ukraine Invasion; Ukrainian Forces Try to Hold Mariupol as Combat Reaches City Streets; A 5th Russian General is Killed; and LIVE UPDATES

Putin Turned to a Chechen Warlord to Intimidate Ukraine. It Hasn’t Worked; Ukrainian Counteroffensive Near Mykolaiv Relieves Strategic Port City; Russian forces ‘remain largely stalled across the country’; NY Post/WSJ: Russia-Ukraine News LATEST UPDATES, and other related stories

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