Ukraine will hope the 20-kilometre drive into Russian territory shows the West that fears of Russian escalation are no reason to slow-walk aid to Ukraine as they have done.
Ukraine’s 10 day long, 20 kilometre drive into Russian territory has already shattered the idea that Russia is inevitably winning this war. For the 12 months since the failure of their 2023 counter-offensive, Ukrainians could only stolidly endure. They have fought grinding and mostly losing defensive battles in Donbass, prolonged US Congressional stalling of military aid, and relentless pounding of their cities and people.
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