Ukraine moved on step closer to receiving lethal military aid from the U.S. after the Senate passed a $612 billion defense policy bill late on June 18 that would allocate $300 million of military aid, including radars and antitank weapons, to the war-stricken country.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
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Ukrainian servicemen stand next to an Armoured Presonal Carrier (APC) after fights with the pro-Russian separatists near Avdeevka, Donetsk Oblast, on June 18
