Ukrainian Forces Hold the Line in Donbas as Western Heavy Weapons Join the Battle – WSJ

Our first task was to stop and destroy the enemy, but after that we have to liberate everything that they have taken from us. This will take time, at least the whole summer. It won t be quick, Pavlo Kyrylenko, the head of the Ukrainian military administration for Donetsk region, said in an interview. The important thing is that the weapons from our partners, especially the U.S., arrive quickly.

With the conflict turning into a war of attrition, only continuing foreign support could allow Ukraine to survive and repulse its much bigger and better-armed neighbor, Ukrainian officials say. This now largely hinges on the U.S. Senate moving quickly on the $40 billion Ukraine bill that was passed by the House on Tuesday, they say. The bill includes more than $18.7 billion in military and security aid to Ukraine and to backfill already distributed U.S. defense supplies.

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