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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley told Congress the Ukrainians have been successful in defending Kyiv from Russia, but there will be a difficult fight in the Donbas.
The Pentagon said Wednesday the U.S. has given some training to Ukrainians who were in the U.S. already.
Austin and the congressman from Florida had a heated exchange during a congressional hearing Tuesday on Pentagon priorities.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley told Congress Tuesday that Russia initiated a conflict in Ukraine that will last for quite some time.
Officials see Mariupol as the linchpin for the conflict.
The secretary of the Navy made the announcement on the last day of Women's History Month.
The report by the think tank RAND concluded that while the Defense Department made efforts to prevent civilian harm in the 2017 battle for Raqqa, there remains room for improvement.
President Biden is expected to announce additional Russian sanctions during his trip.
But there are some items Ukrainians want that the U.S. cannot provide, either because of a lack of inventory or the risk of provoking a wider war.
The request included military aid and equipment, according to the officials.
The Biden administration is in discussions on how to backfill planes for European allies who send jets to Ukraine.
The members of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion with the motto "No Mail, Low Morale" made sure troops on the frontlines got their mail.
"The Ukrainians are putting up a very stiff and brave and heroic resistance, but we are only in Day Four," the senior defense official said.
The initial Russian barrage included ballistic, cruise and surface-to-air missiles, the U.S. official said.
The annual report on sexual assault at U.S. military academies released Thursday shows the highest number of sexual assault reports since the Pentagon began tracking the data.