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This concurrent resolution urges the United States Congress to continue providing funding and support to the Ukrainian military in its defense against Russian aggression, highlighting the significant context of the ongoing conflict. The resolution notes that Ukraine declared independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 and has maintained diplomatic relations with the United States since then. It emphasizes the severe human cost of the war, citing data from the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission that shows 30,457 verified civilian casualties, including 10,582 killed and 19,875 injured, with forty-three thousand Ukrainian soldiers killed and three hundred seventy thousand wounded. The resolution points out that forty percent of Ukraine's population requires humanitarian assistance and that 3.7 million people have been internally displaced. It acknowledges that previous U.S. aid has enabled Ukraine to defend itself and launch counteroffensives, and it affirms solidarity with the Ukrainian people. The resolution calls on Congress to continue supporting Ukraine militarily and humanitarianly, and requests that copies of the resolution be sent to key U.S. government officials, including the President, congressional leadership, and Hawaii's congressional delegation.

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