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Latest Developments in Ukraine: May 2

by VOA News

   For full coverage of the crisis in Ukraine, visit [1]Flashpoint
   Ukraine.

   The latest developments in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. All
   times EDT:

   1:15 a.m.: Britain's defense ministry said more than one-fourth of the
   120 battalion tactical groups Russia committed at the start of the
   conflict in Ukraine have likely "been rendered combat ineffective." The
   ministry added that some of the most elite Russian units "have suffered
   the highest levels of attrition."

   12:15 a.m.: The White House announced first lady Jill Biden will begin
   a trip Thursday to Romania and Slovakia that will include meeting with
   Ukrainians displaced by Russia's invasion. Biden will also meet with
   aid workers, local families supporting Ukrainian refugees and also
   educators who are helping Ukrainian children continue schooling.

   12:01 a.m.: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi became the highest-ranking
   elected official to visit Ukraine's president in Kyiv. She led a U.S.
   congressional delegation that promised more support for Ukraine and
   unwavering solidarity in its fight against Russian aggression. [2]VOA's
   Arash Arabasadi has more.

   Some information came from The Associated Press, Reuters and Agence
   France-Presse.

References

   1. https://www.voanews.com/z/6932
   2. https://www.voanews.com/a/us-vows-increased-support-for-ukraine-amid-continued-russian-aggression/6552850.html