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not the last aid package for ukraine has been overwhelmingly approved by the u.s. congress. a rare and notable achievement given the deep political divisions between democrat and republican lawmakers. on thursday, the $40 billion aid package for both military and humanitarian assistance passed the senate, but not without opposition. 11 republicans voted against the bill in defiance of republican mitch mcconnell. anyone concerned about the cost of supporting a ukrainian victory should consider the much larger cost should ukraine lose. president biden is now heading to south korea and is expected to sign the bill into law once he arrives. but wait there s more. just as the senate approved that $40 billion, the biden administration announced another security package worth $100 million and the flood of money to ukraine comes at a critical moment. ukraine s top military commander claims his troops have broken the russian siege s at kharkiv and miykolaiv and says ukrain ....
And miykolaiv and says ukrainia forces are pressing to kherson. elsewhere, russian sheing and air strikes reportedly killed a dozen people on thursday in donetsk and ukraine s military says a russian advance on a neighboring city has been pushed back, with the russians suffer heavy losses. russia claim mrs. than 1,700 troops have surrendered in mariupol. cnn, though, cannot verify that claim, and for now, an unknown number of ukrainian soldiers, including senior commanders, apparently are holding out at the steelworks. when kharkiv came under heavy russian sheing during the early days of thor what, many headed to the city s subway. and there, many have stays. but in recent days, ukrainian fighters have forced the russians to pull back, bringing increased security and and order from the city mayor. it s time to leave the underground and restart rail services. here s cnn s nick paton walsh. ....