If Congress passes an aid bill, the Pentagon could start sending weapons to Ukraine within days; officials warn that more U.S. aid is needed or Ukraine could lose the war to Russia this year.

Russia has managed to overcome its initial losses in Ukraine by putting factories into overdrive to make older but reliable weapons and ammunition.

CIA Director Bill Burns on Thursday warned that unless US sends more military support, Ukraine could “lose” the war against Russia by the end of the year.

Ukraine says it shot down a strategic Russian bomber on Friday, but Russia claims the plane crashed in a sparsely populated area due to malfunction.

If the USA does not supply weapons to Ukraine, the country could lose the war with Russia before the end of 2024. Alternatively, CIA Director William Burns warned that Putin might be able to dictate the terms of any political agreement.

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Ukraine's strikes on Russian military infrastructure, oil refining and exports, as well as increased pressure on Russia's air defence system, have demonstrated that Ukraine can counter Russia with a small number of weapons,

Three Russian missiles slammed into a downtown area of the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on Wednesday, hitting an eight-floor apartment building and killing at least 11 people, authorities said.