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U.S. Weapons Are Coming To Ukraine. But Russian Forces Have The Momentum.

Last week, Russian forces broke through Ukrainian lines in the village of Ocheretyne, building on momentum from the February capture of the industrial city of Avdiyivka.

Russian forces, were “actively attacking along the entire front line with tactical successes in some areas.”--Ukraine’s commander in chief.

Ukrainian forces got a jolt of morale-boosting news last week, when U.S. lawmakers finally pushed through a $60 billion aid package.
But Ukraine’s battlefield position is bleak.

“In general, we are slowly losing territory,” said Ivan Stupak, an analyst with the Ukrainian Institute for the Future.

"A difficult situation awaits us in the near future. But it will not be catastrophic, let's be clear," Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine’s military intelligence chief, told the BBC. "But there will be a difficult period. Mid-May, early June."

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