Polish Consulate in western Ukraine damaged in attack:
By RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service
Officials and media reports say unidentified attackers have opened fire at the Polish Consulate in the northwestern Ukrainian city of Lutsk, damaging the roof and windows.
Citing witnesses, news website Volyn24 said that the incident took place early on March 29, shortly after midnight. No injuries were reported.
Police found the rear cover of an RPG-22 grenade launcher on the scene, according to 112 Ukraine TV.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin expressed indignation at the attack, calling it a "mean act of those opposed to our friendship with Poland."
Klimkin also said on Twitter that Ukrainian authorities were determined to find and punish the perpetrators. (w/Reuters, Interfax)
Kyiv on latest military casualties:
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Top U.S. commander in Europe urges lethal weaponry for Ukraine:
By RFE/RL
WASHINGTON – The top U.S. military commander in Europe again backed sending more advanced weaponry to Ukraine to help it in its fight against Russia-backed separatists.
U.S. Army General Curtis Scaparrotti's comments on March 28 reflected on the continuing debate that erupted following Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula in 2014, and the separatist insurgency that later broke out.
"I personally believe we need to consider lethal defensive weapons for Ukraine," Scaparrotti told a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee.
The administration of then-President Barack Obama sent Ukraine flak jackets, night-vision goggles, and other equipment. But officials resisted calls, in Congress and elsewhere, to send "lethal defensive weaponry" such as Javelin antitank missiles, fearing that would invite escalation from Russia.
Obama's successor, Donald Trump, has spoken of a more conciliatory approach toward Russia since his election, but has made no indication one way or another if more serious weaponry was under consideration.
Some of his cabinet members, including Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, have made pointed comments indicating a tougher approach to Moscow than Trump himself has espoused.