The US Department of Defense has confirmed that 90 to 100 Ukrainian soldiers are arriving in Oklahoma for training on the Patriot missile system as soon as next week. The Pentagon spokesperson said training would last several months. The US announced its plans to provide the surface-to-air guided missile system to Ukraine just three weeks ago. Meanwhile, the senior human rights officials of Russia and Ukraine discussed humanitarian assistance to both Ukrainian and Russian citizens. Russian news agencies say the eastern Ukrainian mining town of Soledar has been taken by Russian forces, while Ukraine said earlier that fighting was still ongoing there. Stephanie Freid has more.
