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STORY: As Ukraine's military counteroffensive grinds on and Congress stages a bitter debate over spending ahead of a possible government shutdown, a growing chorus of Republicans have questioned the billions of dollars Washington has sent Kyiv for military, economic and humanitarian needs. The U.S. has sent some $113 billion in security and humanitarian aid to help Zelenskiy's government since Russia invaded in February 2022.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is delivering an upbeat message to U.S. lawmakers in a whirlwind visit to Washington. But Zelenskyy was facing Republicans who are now questioning the flow of American dollars that for 19 months has helped keep his troops in the fight against Russian forces.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also met with congressional leaders at the Capitol to lobby for more aid.

President Biden welcomed Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the White House after both leaders spoke earlier in the week at the U.N. General Assembly.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's speakership comes into question as Ukraine's president arrives to request more aid.

Ukraine's second-largest nuclear power plant, in the city of Rivne, has switched from Russian-made fuel to fuel from Westinghouse, a company based in Pittsburgh. It is part of a wider strategy by Kyiv to sever any reliance on Russia, and comes amid warnings about Russia's threat to nuclear plants. Imtiaz Tyab reports from Rivne.

The Poloz-M16 costs around $2,500 and can fit a UAG-40 grenade launcher.

Russian missiles pounded cities across Ukraine early Thursday morning, according to Ukrainian authorities, starting fires, killing at least two people and trapping others under rubble. The early morning missile attack was Russia’s largest in more than a month, and came a day after reports of sabotage at a Russian military airfield in Chkalovsk near Moscow. (Sept. 21) (AP video: Vasilisa Stepanenko)

STORY: Ukraine's president on Wednesday joined the United Nations Security Council meeting in person for the first time since Russia's invasion. At the UN headquarters in New York, Volodymyr Zelenskiy sought support for Kyiv at a contentious meeting. “Ukraine exercises its right to self-defense, helping Ukraine with weapons in this exercise by imposing sanctions and exerting comprehensive pressure on the aggressor, as well as voting for relevant resolutions, would mean helping to defend the UN Charter.” The Ukrainian leader also echoed calls for reforming the UN, specifically the expansion of the 15-member Security Council. Despite dozens of meetings over the war, the council has been unable to take any action because Russia is a veto power. “Reform of such international institutions were made following tragedies, major wars. We should not wait for the aggression to be over. We need to act now. Our aspiration for peace should drive the reform.” Zelenskiy was placed at the same table as Russian diplomats, despite Moscow earlier protesting his appearance. But he left before the arrival of Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who showed up briefly to make a statement. Ukraine and Western countries have successfully isolated Russia diplomatically at the UN. During the Security Council meeting, many leaders took turns in pointing fingers at Moscow. “The Russian Federation has crossed the Rubicon...” “Russia is abusing its veto power..." “...And we support Ukraine's efforts to hold Russia to account." While the General Assembly has voted several times to condemn the invasion and demand Moscow withdraw its troops. Their argument: Russia has violated the 1945 UN Charter. But the Russian foreign minister accused the West of selectively using the UN Charter “solely based on their selfish geopolitical needs”. “This has resulted in a shaking of global stability as well as the worsening and fomenting of new hotbeds of tension. Risks of global conflict have heightened," Lavrov said. To shore up support for Ukraine, Zelenskiy on Wednesday met with more world leaders on the sidelines of the UN. He also pressed Kyiv's case for financial help with a group of business leaders. And on Thursday, he’s set to head for Washington DC, to meet U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House. Biden is expected to announce a new military aid package during Zelenskiy's visit.

STORY: Blasts were heard in Kyiv and the surrounding region after an air raid alert, Reuters witnesses said. Authorities reported sending rescue teams to several locations in the capital. Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said people were injured in Kyiv and Cherkasy regions and in the city of Kharkiv in the east during the attack that came early in the morning. Klymenko said a hotel and several shopping kiosks were damaged in Cherkasy in central Ukraine and seven people were injured. The emergency services posted a video on Telegram showing rescuers carrying out an injured man on a stretcher as a fire rages. The interior ministry and regional officials reported blasts in Cherkasy, Kharkiv, Khmelnytskiy, Rivne, Vinnytsia, Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk regions.

President Joe Biden is seeking an additional $24 billion in security and humanitarian aid for Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the United Nations on Tuesday that Russia was pushing the world toward a final war, said "terrorists have no right to hold nuclear weapons" and warned Moscow is weaponizing nuclear energy. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab has more on how Ukrainians are reacting to the speech.

The secretary of state joins “GMA” to discuss a number of issues affecting the United States, from its southern border, to China and more.

President Biden is calling for billions of dollars in addition aid for the war in Ukraine, but not all lawmakers are on board. ABC News' Justin Finch has the new details.