The US will send cluster bombs to Ukraine, despite many countries, including the UK, agreeing not to use them. Read more:
US decision to send cluster munitions is 'important and timely move', says Ukrainian official
"Russia has been using cluster munitions from day one of its aggressive unprovoked war against Ukraine. "We will be using these weapons very responsibly and we have proven and shown to our allies time and again that we are responsible when it comes to using these weapons." The US president has said it was a"difficult decision" to hand over cluster munitions to Ukraine for a first time - but that he was ultimately convinced to send the weapons.
"And so, what I finally did, I took the recommendation of the Defense Department to – not permanently – but to allow for this transition period, while we get more 155 weapons, these shells, for the Ukrainians."How Vilnius is being turned into a fortress ahead of the NATO summitAdvanced weaponry is being provided to Lithuania to protect the leaders of 40 countries set to attend the summit in Vilnius on Tuesday and Wednesday.
"It would be more than irresponsible to have our sky unprotected as Biden and leaders of 40 countries are arriving," Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said. Ukraine's counteroffensive is becoming bogged down stalling in the face of a well dug in enemy and huge numbers of mines."Most of these injuries are caused by artillery shelling, strikes and minefields our guys have to walk through."
Another had taken a hit from a mortar. Doctors worked with infinite care to save his ligaments in an injury deep into his leg.
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