Three people, including at least one child, were killed in Kyiv after Russia targeted the Ukrainian capital in the early hours of Thursday. Air raid sirens and loud explosions throughout the city awoke residents worn out by a month of relentless attacks.
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Sergey Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, arrived in Cape Town amid a diplomatic storm over whether South Africa will honor an International Criminal Court arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin of Russia.
The White House on Wednesday announced $300 million in military aid for Ukraine, the latest package of weapons and other military equipment that the U.S. has been sending to Kyiv since the beginning of Russia's invasion.