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White House Says, 'Time for Congress to Act' Amid Depletion of Ukraine Aid
Funding

by VOA News

   The White House warned Monday that U.S. resources for providing aid to
   Ukraine will run out by the end of the year unless Congress acts.

   "This isn't a next year problem," White House budget director Shalanda
   Young wrote in a letter to House and Senate leaders. "The time to help
   a democratic Ukraine fight against Russian aggression is right now. It
   is time for Congress to act."

   Young said nearly all of the $111 billion allocated to assist Ukraine
   had been used. The largest pool of the money was used for military aid,
   while others were dedicated for economic and civil assistance as well
   as humanitarian aid.

   The Biden administration has pushed Congress to approve a $106 billion
   package that would provide aid for Ukraine, Israel and other areas. The
   Ukraine portion amounts to $61 billion.

   The proposal has faced opposition from some Republicans in the House of
   Representatives who have questioned providing more aid to Ukraine and
   sought to tie any additional funding to demands for border security
   measures at the U.S.-Mexico border.

   On the battlefield

   Ukraine's military said Monday that Russia attacked the country
   overnight with 23 Iranian-made Shahed drones along with a cruise
   missile.

   The Ukrainian air force reported on Telegram that the military's air
   defenses shot down 18 of the 23 drones and destroyed the missile.

   The air force said the air defenses operated in at least nine regions
   in Ukraine, but did not specify which ones.

   The governor of the Mykolaiv region said six of the drones were shot
   down there, with the debris from one downed drone damaging an
   agricultural building.

   Officials in Lviv also reported at least one drone in that part of the
   country, but no damage or injuries.

   In Kherson, the regional governor said early Monday that Russian
   shelling during the past 24 hours had killed two people and injured
   eight others. The governor also reported damage to a kindergarten, as
   well as a medical building and an engineering facility.

   Also Monday, the governor of Russia's Voronezh region said Major
   General Vladimir Zavadsky, the deputy commander of Russia's 14th Army
   Corps, was killed in Ukraine.

   Some information for this story came from The Associated Press, Agence
   France-Presse and Reuters