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STORY: "The strategy of our partners in Israel seems to be in preventing damage and death. ... In the last months, the strategy of our partners in Ukraine seems to be in helping (us) to recover from damage," he said ahead of the Capri talks. "So our job today is to find a way where our partners will design a mechanism, a way that will allow us also to avoid death and destruction in Ukraine." U.S. domestic political wrangling has delayed the delivery of desperately needed aid for Ukraine worth $60.84 billion, but the U.S. House of Representatives might finally get to vote on the package this weekend, bringing some hope to G7 ministers.

STORY: “If Putin is allowed to proceed with impunity, we know he won't stop at Ukraine,” Blinken said. Blinken emphasized the need for the United States Congress to pass a bill that would provide $60.84 billion to support Ukraine in its now two-year old battle to repel Russia's invasion. Kuleba spoke of the need for allies to deliver air defense systems to help Ukraine defend against Russia's aerial attacks.

On the same day that America's top military leaders warned that Ukraine is running out of money and munitions in its war with Russia, House Republicans unveiled a long-awaited and long-stalled plan to provide military aid to Ukraine, along with two other bills to provide military assistance to Israel and Taiwan. Scott MacFarlane has details.

STORY: Ukraine’s military is running chemical weapons drills like this… As it says Russia is ramping up the illegal use of riot control agents on the front to clear out trenches. One infantryman says a drone dropped a tear gas grenade on his trench in the eastern front in January. "I didn't get hit hard by [it] because I quickly put on my gas mask,” he says. “It’s not lethal, but it disturbs and knocks you out. It makes it very difficult to carry out your duties once you’ve inhaled it.” More than two years since its full-scale invasion, Russian forces are advancing slowly but steadily in the east. Kyiv has recorded around 900 uses of riot control agents by Russia in the past six months, a number that goes up every month, according to Colonel Serhii Pakhomov. He's Ukraine's acting head of the military's atomic, biological and chemical defense forces. Five hundred troops needed medical care after exposure - and at least one died after suffocating on tear gas, he says. "In addition to demoralization, the person loses physical ability – he can’t see, he can’t breathe, everything is irritated. Yes, it is temporary, but it is the very moment the enemy can use to take over this position or another." The international Chemical Weapons Convention bans the use of agents such as tear gas on the battlefield. Both Russia and Ukraine are signatories. LENNIE PHILLIPS: “.... that it's still being used, still being engaged, it is deliberate agreement by Russian seniority to break the chemical weapons convention." Lennie Phillips is a senior research fellow on chemical weapons at the Royal United Services Institute in England. He says the use of agents has been advertised on Russian TV. And that there's little room for plausible deniability from troops in the field. “I think it's fairly clear in my mind that the idea that local commanders are using it themselves without knowing that they're breaking the chemical weapons convention; I think that idea is now gone." Russia’s defense ministry did not respond to a request for comment. Moscow has previously accused Ukrainian forces of using chemical weapons, something Kyiv denies. Reuters has not been able to independently verify the use of banned chemical substances by either side.

Three Russian missiles slammed into a downtown area of the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on Wednesday, hitting an eight-floor apartment building. At least 13 people were killed.

STORY: Reuters was able to confirm the location of the video from the buildings, the bus stop and walls which matched file and satellite imagery of the area. "Chernihiv" is also written on a bus seen in the video. Puddles on the ground were consistent with weather reports for the area for the previous 24 hours. As Russia continues to pound Ukrainian cities starved for air defense, the country's top officials intensified pleas for international support, saying the devastation could have been avoided.

House Speaker Mike Johnson is pushing back against mounting Republican anger over his proposed U.S. aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other allies, rejecting a call Tuesday to step aside or risk a vote to oust him from office.

STORY: This Ukrainian man alleges he was tortured by Russian occupying forces and he has now filed a legal complaint halfway around the world in Argentina. It's an unusual bid seeking accountability for alleged war crimes when prosecutors in Kyiv are overwhelmed. The man asked not to be identified by Reuters for fears for his family's safety still in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine. Reuters has seen his near 70-page complaint, filed on Monday (April 15) in the Federal Court in Buenos Aires. It accuses one named person, two identified by their call signs or military insignia, and others who are unnamed of using electrocution and unlawful imprisonment as forms of torture in mid to late 2022. “I was detained at work. Then they tortured me. They used electric shocks. It was incredibly painful, so I lost consciousness. I was lucky to survive. Many people are still there.” He alleges 12 to 20 people were held in cells 32-feet squared in the detention center he was held in. The man's legal team said he was eventually released without charge and fled to safety. The complaint also contains testimony from other prisoners at the detention facility that support the allegations. Reuters was unable to independently confirm specifics of the victim's account and the Russian defense ministry on Monday declined to comment. Moscow denies committing war crimes in Ukraine and has dismissed previous International Criminal Court war crimes arrest warrants as part of a biased Western campaign to discredit Russia. The man's complaint is supported by members of Ukraine-based NGO The Reckoning Project and legal advisor Tsvetelina Van Benthem. “It is hoped, of course, that justice will be brought to bear on them, directly. But even if they're just arrest warrants or extradition orders at any particular stage, this will still make the world feel very much smaller for them.” If accepted by Argentinian prosecutors, the case will be the first filed outside of Europe and the U.S. looking at alleged Russian war crimes. Over 126,000 war crimes cases have been filed since the February 2022 invasion by Russia creating an "unprecedented challenge" for the country's justice system, according to the Prosecutor General's office. After landmark trials of the leaders of its former military dictatorship, Argentina has become a global leader in universal jurisdiction. Prosecutors can bring cases for war crimes and crimes against humanity in other countries even if the victims and perpetrators have no link with Argentina.

STORY: The U.S. House plans to hold separate votes on aid for Israel and Ukraine this week, according to Republican Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday. This comes after months of Republican divisions have delayed aid. But pressure on the GOP to act appears to have ramped up after Iran’s weekend missile and drone attack on Israel. Johnson cited ‘precipitating events around the globe’ when speaking to reporters Monday. “We know that the world is watching us to see how we react. We have terrorists and tyrants and terrible leaders around the world like Putin and Xi and in Iran. And they're watching to see if America will stand up for its allies and in our own interests around the globe. And we will.” Johnson said the House will break down the aid into four bills. Three include aid to Israel, Ukraine, U.S. allies in the Indo-Pacific and U.S. national security priorities. The makeup of the fourth was not immediately clear. Johnson says the new House bills will provide roughly the same amount of foreign aid as a Senate one that House Republicans stalled earlier this year, which is roughly $95 billion, but differs by including some aid in the form of a loan. And Johnson expects the vote to come by the end of the week. GOP House Majority Leader Steve Scalise voiced support for the aid, and cited Iran’s recent attack. “If you just look at what we did to help Israel to shoot down the rockets and drones, those were a lot of American assets that were used. So we need to replenish our own supply.” House Speaker Johnson also faces a threat from hard-right Republicans to oust him if he allows Ukraine aid to go ahead. On Monday, Republican hardliner group the House Freedom Caucus released a statement calling for aid to Israel, but not to Ukraine. They rejected any suggestion the recent attack on Israel would ease the path towards more funds to Kyiv. Top House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries also wrote to his caucus on Monday, urging the need to support both Ukraine and Israel. Meanwhile, Ukraine appealed again to its allies on Monday for “extraordinary and bold steps” to boost its air defenses, after Russian attacks on its energy system in recent weeks.

House Speaker Mike Johnson plans to break up plans to bring four separate measures to the floor: one for Israel, one for Ukraine, one for Taiwan and a final bill with conservative measures.

STORY: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday condemned Iran’s attack on Israel and said his country needs help from its allies to fend off threats from the air, just as Israel did. In a nightly address, Zelenskiy said that (quote) “Israel was not alone in this defense,” adding (quote) “when Ukraine says that the allies cannot turn a blind eye to Russian missiles and drones, it means that it is necessary to act, and act strongly.” The war in Ukraine has escalated in recent weeks. Ukraine’s top commander said on Sunday that Russian forces aimed to capture the town of Chasiv Yar by May 9, setting the stage for an important battle for control of high ground in the east where Russia is focusing its assaults. Since late March, Russia has launched multiple major attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, inflicting significant damage to the Ukrainian power system and causing emergency power cuts in some regions. This senior employee at a plant that is undisclosed for security reasons, says he had to go to the bomb shelter after seeing that "no power units were left intact." Zelenskiy again called on the U.S. Congress to approve a vital aid package that has been blocked by House Republicans for months. Republican Representative Steve Scalise said that in response to the Iranian attack, the House would change its schedule to consider legislation that supports Israel and holds Iran accountable. It was not immediately clear to which legislation he was referring. Iran has supplied thousands of drones to Russia throughout its invasion of Ukraine. They have been used to exhaust Ukrainian air defenses and hit infrastructure far from the front lines.

STORY: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida urged members of the U.S. Congress to maintain their support of Ukraine on Thursday. During his address inside the House chamber, he told lawmakers to overcome (quote) "self-doubt" about America’s role on the world stage. “The leadership of the United States is indispensable. Without U.S. support, how long before the hopes of Ukraine would collapse under the onslaught from Moscow?” U.S. President Joe Biden's request for $60 billion in aid for Ukraine passed the Democratic-led Senate with 70% support in February. It has been stalled in the Republican-controlled House as Speaker Mike Johnson has refused to allow a vote. Kishida said the fall of Ukraine could embolden China and spark a new crisis in East Asia. "China's current external stance and military actions present an unprecedented and the greatest strategic challenge, not only to the peace and security of Japan but to the peace and stability of the international community at large.” Kishida and Biden held talks at the White House Wednesday where they discussed among other things joint defense cooperation including a new missile defense system. On Thursday, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Junior joined them. The meeting comes as China steps up pressure on the Philippines in the South China Sea over an area Beijing claims but international law says belongs to the Philippines. The U.S., Japan, The Philippines and Australia held joint maritime exercises in the South China Sea Sunday ahead of this summit.

STORY: In the wake of the attacks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called for more air defense supplies.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with U.K. Foreign Secretary David Cameron in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday to discuss new military aid for Ukraine, which has been stalled in Congress for months. CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis reports.