Under Siege, Ukraine Awaits Decision on Lethal Aid

At the last checkpoint before the battle zone, Ukrainian troops keep a careful watch on who goes in, while families squeeze into cars to leave and busloads of children head out to relatives or shelters. Just beyond is the mostly deserted town of Papasna, which has repeatedly been hit by shelling. Many of those who remain support the rebels and are not happy to see Western visitors. Mayor Yuriy Onishenko and a handful of his staff members, who are loyal to the Kyiv government,...

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