; Whereas almost all independent media outlets have been banned, blocked, or listed as foreign agents in Russia since the February 24, 2022, further invasion; Whereas, in September 2022, Russia announced the illegal annexation of 4 Ukrainian regions, including the Luhansk and Donetsk Oblasts in the Donbas region; Whereas Ukraine has launched successful counteroffensives to push back Russian forces, including in the cities of Kherson and Kharkiv; Whereas hundreds of Russian missile attacks have intentionally targeted Ukrainian critical infrastructure, including energy infrastructure, and civilian population centers; Whereas Iran has supplied Russia with drones, some of which have been used in strikes against critical Ukrainian infrastructure; Whereas Russia has used energy as a weapon of war, including by manipulating oil and natural gas exports to Europe; Whereas Russia has sought to interrupt global food supply chains by blocking Ukrainian grain exports at Ukrainian ports; Whereas global food and gas prices have risen as a direct result of Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine; Whereas the Lukashenka regime in Belarus has supported Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine and allowed Russia to use Belarusian territory as a staging ground for the invasion of Ukraine; Whereas the Lukashenka regime has supported the illegal filtration of Ukrainians in Belarus; Whereas, in July 2023, Ukraine was reported to have more landmines than any other country in the world, with Russian forces using at least 13 different types of antipersonnel mines that do not distinguish between military and civilian targets