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The fall of the front-line Ukrainian city of Avdiivka to Russian forces has intensified U.S. reactions from Democrats and Republicans alike on whether $60 billion in military aid for Ukraine — stalled in Congress — could allow Kyiv to push back Russian advances and steal Moscow’s momentum. A White House statement said President Joe Biden…

Russia recorded cases of Ukrainian troops using US-made chemical grenades in the special military operation zone, according to Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the head of Russias radiation, chemical and biological defense force

The plane was shot down at 6 a.m in eastern Ukraine. The drones and missile were downed in Chernihiv, Sumy, Poltava, Kirovohrad, and Dnipro oblasts in the early hours of Feb. 18.

Ukrainian and Russian forces have clashed 82 times over the past 24 hours. The Russian army has launched a total of 13 missile strikes and 104 airstrikes and attacked Ukrainian troops' positions and populated areas 169 times with multiple launch rocket systems.

Russia attacked an infrastructure facility in Poltava Oblast with Shahed kamikaze drones, Poltava regional governor Filip Pronin reported on Telegram on Feb. 18.

Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy assures, "We can get our land back" --- but warns, "We must act now."

Twelve Russian Shahed kamikaze drones and one Kh-59 guided missile were shot down by Ukrainian air defenses overnight, the Air Force reported on Telegram on Feb. 18.

Governors in several Russian regions, including the Belgorod, Kaluga, Bryansk, and Voronezh Oblasts claimed that multiple drones were downed overnight on Feb. 17.

During his trip to Germany and France, Ukraine President Zelenskiy signs security agreements with German Chancellor Scholz and French President Macron.

UN Chief in Ukraine says humanitarian assistance remains a lifeline for millions of Ukrainians, and community recovery will have to co-exist with it.