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Russia-Ukraine war live: Moscow launches drone strikes on Kyiv; UN says mines found at Zaporizhzhia plant

Head of Kyiv military administration says all drones were destroyed; UN atomic watchdog finds anti-personnel mines at Russian-occupied nuclear power station

AP reports, citing US officials, that the Biden administration is sending up to $400m in additional military aid to Ukraine, including a variety of munitions for advanced air defence systems and a number of small, surveillance Hornet drones, as attacks in the war escalated to include strikes in Moscow and Crimea.

The package includes an array of ammunition — ranging from missiles for the High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System and the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System to Stingers and Javelins. The weapons are being provided through presidential drawdown authority, which allows the Pentagon to quickly take items from its own stocks and deliver them to Ukraine, often within days.

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