Ukraine is holding out despite stalled US aid, but fears ‘deep advances’ by Russia

Ukraine managed to largely halt a four-week advance by Russian forces, but Trump Republicans may be weakening it

Ukrainian mobile units use heavy machine guns to shoot down Shahed drones with great success (Ukraine Armed Forces)

Russian rhetoric dialled up in the runup to president Vladimir Putin’s expected re-election on Sunday. Putin reminded the world of Moscow’s nuclear readiness and military reporters amplified battlefield skirmishes against Ukrainian defende…