| | On March 8, 2022, the [[U.S. Congress]] approved a $14 billion aid package for Ukraine - nearly equal to 10% of Ukrainian [[GDP]] ''before'' its loss of territory and population - insuring and funding an insurgency long past the Ukrainian military's defeat in the field by Russian forces.<ref>https://thehill.com/policy/international/597379-congress-reaches-deal-on-billions-in-ukraine-aid</ref> | | On March 8, 2022, the [[U.S. Congress]] approved a $14 billion aid package for Ukraine - nearly equal to 10% of Ukrainian [[GDP]] ''before'' its loss of territory and population - insuring and funding an insurgency long past the Ukrainian military's defeat in the field by Russian forces.<ref>https://thehill.com/policy/international/597379-congress-reaches-deal-on-billions-in-ukraine-aid</ref> |
| | In Donetsk region, between the evenings of 18 and 20 February 2022, the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine recorded 2,158 ceasefire violations, including 1,100 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 591 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, between the evenings of 18 and 20 February, the Mission recorded 1,073 ceasefire violations, including 926 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 975 ceasefire violations in the region.<ref>https://www.osce.org/special-monitoring-mission-to-ukraine/512683</ref> | | In Donetsk region, between the evenings of 18 and 20 February 2022, the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine recorded 2,158 ceasefire violations, including 1,100 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 591 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, between the evenings of 18 and 20 February, the Mission recorded 1,073 ceasefire violations, including 926 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 975 ceasefire violations in the region.<ref>https://www.osce.org/special-monitoring-mission-to-ukraine/512683</ref> |