The looming federal shutdown is being felt in Kyiv as the argument over whether to support Ukraine has heightened concerns ahead of next year’s U.S. presidential election.
Customs data filed as recently as August point to how Beijing continues to supply goods to Moscow that are used on the battlefield, including drones, helmets, vests and radios, new analysis by CNBC shows.
Ukraine’s special operations forces said Monday that Viktor Sokolov was killed in a missile strike in Crimea last week. On Tuesday, Kyiv said it was "clarifying the information."
The two-hour attack was the latest strike on grain and port facilities since Russia quit a grain deal that had ensured safe shipments via the Black Sea to help combat a global food crisis.
Kyiv did not provide evidence for the claim, which NBC News has not verified. It comes days after an attack on the fleet's headquarters in occupied Sevastopol.
Andrei Medvedev escaped from Russia in January, saying he feared for his life after he witnessed the killing and mistreatment of former prisoners by the mercenary group.
Last week, authorities accused Kyiv of attacking a strategic shipyard in the port city of Sevastopol in annexed Crimea, damaging two ships undergoing repairs and causing a fire.