A Ukrainian soldier on the front line in the Donetsk region in December. Finbarr O’Reilly for The New York Times
The three most critical challenges for Ukraine have been evident for months: a lack of ammunition, a shortage of well-trained troops and dwindling air defenses.
Now, as the Kremlin intensifies its assaults and Ukrainian intelligence suggests a major spring or summer Russian offensive, each of those problems is heightening the risk that Moscow’s forces will push through Ukraine’s defenses.
Aid: The U.S. House speaker encountered stiff resistance from Republicans as he embarked on a complicated strategy to push aid to Ukraine and Israel through Congress.
