The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., seeks to cement U.S. assistance for Ukraine by providing more than $1 billion in security and reconstruction aid. It would make another $8 billion available for Ukraine’s defense through loans.

US President Donald Trump on Friday announced a three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine from May 9 to May 11, saying both sides had agreed to temporarily halt fighting and carry out a large prisoner swap.

Ukraine appears to be gaining momentum on the battlefield in its grinding fight with Russia, regaining territory for the first time in years as it outflanks Moscow’s forces through its domination of drone warfare.

In a foggy field in northeast Ukraine, four soldiers stare at red and yellow dots on a screen in the ⁠back of ⁠a van, armed with interceptor drones and energy drinks to get through the night. These pilots,

Ukraine's war against Russia is increasingly being fought by machines rather than soldiers on the battlefield. Far from the frontlines, commanders who once fought in some of the war's bloodiest battles now direct attacks through screens,