Evening Briefing: U.S. to expand training for Ukrainian forces

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Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday. The Pentagon aims to instruct one Ukrainian battalion each month.Brendan Hoffman for The New York Times 1. The Pentagon plans to ramp up its training of Ukraine’s military. President Biden approved plans this week to [more than double the number of Ukrainian troops](~/AAAAAQA~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~~) — up to 800 a month — whom the U.S. military provides instruction to at a base in Germany. The expanded effort, which is set to begin next year, would focus on advanced skills and would seek to [bolster the offensive skills](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlfixMP4Q1AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMi8xMi8xNS93b3JsZC9ydXNzaWEtdWtyYWluZS1uZXdzL2V4cGFuZGVkLXVzLXRyYWluaW5nLWFpbXMtdG8tZmlsbC1hLWdhcC1pbi11a3JhaW5lcy1taWxpdGFyeS1jYXBhYmlsaXRpZXM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODAyOTImbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE5OTY5JnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjkEynm2PMt2cmUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) of a military that has mostly adopted defensive positions. In Ukraine, my colleagues accompanied a surveillance team for the Ukrainian Army as they used a thermal sight to [find enemy positions miles away](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlfixMP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8xNS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvYmFraG11dC11a3JhaW5lLXJ1c3NpYS13YXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIxNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MDI5MiZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTk5NjkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOQTKebY8y3ZyZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). In Russia, the country’s biggest state television broadcaster plucked clips from U.S. cable news, right-wing social media and Chinese officials to spin a counternarrative that Russia is winning in Ukraine, [leaked emails revealed](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlfixMP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8xNS90ZWNobm9sb2d5L3J1c3NpYS1zdGF0ZS10di11a3JhaW5lLXdhci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjIxMjE1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTgwMjkyJm5sPWV2ZW5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExOTk2OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY5BMp5tjzLdnJlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). 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In other legal news, a white police officer who shot and killed a Black woman through her bedroom window while responding to a call from a concerned neighbor in 2019 was [found guilty of manslaughter by a Texas jury](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlfixMP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8xNS91cy9hdGF0aWFuYS1qZWZmZXJzb24tYWFyb24tZGVhbi12ZXJkaWN0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODAyOTImbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE5OTY5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjkEynm2PMt2cmUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). “This bill is not perfect, but at least it will advance the issue,” said Jenniffer González-Colón, Puerto Rico’s representative in Congress.Lenin Nolly/Nur Photo, via Associated Press 4. The House passed legislation that could pave the way for Puerto Rican statehood. Passage of the bill, which would allow Puerto Ricans to decide their own political future, is the first time the House has committed to backing a formal process that could lead to Puerto Rico’s becoming [the nation’s 51st state or, instead, an independent country](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlfixMP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8xNS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9ob3VzZS1wdWVydG8tcmljYW4tc3RhdGVob29kLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODAyOTImbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE5OTY5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjkEynm2PMt2cmUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). The measure is all but certain to fall short of the 60 votes needed to pass the Senate. But its bipartisan passage — 16 Republicans joined 217 Democrats voting in favor — was a symbolic statement suggesting that many considered Puerto Rico’s current status untenable. In other news from Washington, the chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee said the party’s midterm success had come down to [candidate quality, abortion rights and the battleground map](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlfixMP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8xNS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9nYXJ5LXBldGVycy1zZW5hdGUtZGVtb2NyYXRzLW1ham9yaXR5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODAyOTImbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE5OTY5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjkEynm2PMt2cmUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Some pet store owners have said the legislation will put them out of business.Sara Naomi Lewkowicz for The New York Times 5. New York will soon prohibit pet stores from selling dogs, cats and rabbits. The ban, which is [meant to stem the sale of animals from breeding facilities](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlfixMP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8xNS9ueXJlZ2lvbi9wZXQtc3RvcmUtYmFuLW55Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODAyOTImbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE5OTY5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjkEynm2PMt2cmUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) that animal rights groups say subject pets to inhumane conditions, was signed into law today by Gov. Kathy Hochul. When the measure goes into effect in December 2024, New York will join a handful of states, including California and Illinois, that have enacted similar bans. In other news from New York, local groups are known for opposing new development. But amid a housing shortage, [one community board wants to see a lot more](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlfixMP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8xNS9ueXJlZ2lvbi9tYW5oYXR0YW4tY29tbXVuaXR5LWJvYXJkLWhvdXNpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIxNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MDI5MiZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTk5NjkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOQTKebY8y3ZyZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Also, experts say that Mayor Eric Adams’s plan to involuntarily hospitalize mentally ill homeless people [will undoubtedly help some people](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlfixMP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS9ueWMtaG9tZWxlc3MtbWVudGFsLWhlYWx0aC1wbGFuLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODAyOTImbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE5OTY5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjkEynm2PMt2cmUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), but the lack of services offered after patients are discharged means lasting care is unlikely. Subscribe Today We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. 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Both places are owned by one of the country’s largest health systems, Ascension, which [spent years reducing its staffing levels to improve profitability](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlfixMP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8xNS9idXNpbmVzcy9ob3NwaXRhbC1zdGFmZmluZy1hc2NlbnNpb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIxNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MDI5MiZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTk5NjkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOQTKebY8y3ZyZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). The chain is one of several nonprofit hospital organizations that helped lay the groundwork for the labor crisis long before the arrival of the coronavirus. In other health news, the Biden administration restarted a program that sends [free coronavirus tests to American households](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlfixMP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8xNS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9mcmVlLWNvdmlkLXRlc3RzLWJpZGVuLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODAyOTImbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE5OTY5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjkEynm2PMt2cmUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). The faces of five children who died from gun violence this year. 7. The lives they lived. Every year, our magazine dedicates a December issue to remembrances of notable people who have died in the previous 12 months. But this year, we’ve set aside our typical approach for something more somber: the stories of 12 American children who died from gun violence in 2022. 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Training falcons for hunting competitions has [long been considered a rite of passage in Qatari families](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlfixMP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMi8xNS93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L3dvcmxkLWN1cC1xYXRhci1mYWxjb25zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMjEyMTUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODAyOTImbmw9ZXZlbmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTE5OTY5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjkEynm2PMt2cmUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) — a touchstone of local culture linking the country’s present to its Bedouin past. Nowadays, the sport holds a mostly symbolic role in society: The birds are often kept as pets and raced for cash prizes of tens of thousands of dollars as well as new cars. Also, as the migrant work force on which the country relies has swelled, owning the birds has become a sort of status symbol, a visible way of identifying oneself as Qatari in a country where citizens are outnumbered by foreign workers eight to one. In other news from Qatar, Sunday’s World Cup final is the last hurdle on Lionel Messi’s pursuit of sporting immortality, [The Athletic reports](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlfixMP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNDAwMTczOS8yMDIyLzEyLzE1L2xpb25lbC1tZXNzaS13b3JsZC1jdXAtZ3JlYXRuZXNzLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIyMTIxNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04MDI5MiZubD1ldmVuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTk5NjkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmOQTKebY8y3ZyZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). 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