US boosts arms aid as Ukraine expands battle gains

Firefighters put out a fire on the ruins of an electrical products plant following missile strikes in Kharkіv in eastern Ukraine

Ukraine forces launch a rocket toward Russian positions in the Kharkiv region as Kyiv pushes forward with its offensive

The United States announced more weapons for Ukraine's army as it claimed sweeping gains along two major battlefronts in an offensive rush to beat the arrival of fresh Russian troops and the looming winter.

At the meeting, the 193 UN member states will weigh a resolution currently under preparation after Russia vetoed a condemnation of its annexation claim in the Security Council last week.