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After being held up by half a year of partisan infighting in Congress, U.S
and Europe moves quickly, it will likely not reach the front lines for weeks, giving Russia a window of opportunity it could take advantage
of.With the front lines barely budging over the past year, the war in the skies has started to take a greater toll, with Russia pummeling
cities and infrastructure deep into Ukraine
In April, Russia destroyed the largest power plant in the Kyiv region
strikes in March and April.While Russia did not significantly scale up the number of weapons used in these attacks since December 2023, they
were more impactful because Ukrainian forces were unable to intercept them.Analysis from the U.S
think-tank Institute for the Study of War found that Ukraine was increasingly failing to intercept even half of Russian missiles since March
weaponry.Moscow has also started to employ cruise missiles equipped with technology that fires decoy flares to misdirect Ukrainian missiles
that track the heat signature of their target to hit them.Another significant tactical development by Russia is its increased use of glide
bombs, which has soared sixteenfold from 2023
can fly 65 kilometers after being dropped from planes behind the front line.They proved their effectiveness when Russia captured Avdiivka in
the Donetsk region in February
destroyed two Patriot batteries.A firefighter at the Trypilska power plant near Kyiv, which was destroyed by multiple Russian missiles on
April 11.State Emergency Service of UkraineThese tactics have forced Kyiv to make difficult decisions about where to deploy its limited
up attacks on logistics centers and storage facilities for Western weapons in Ukraine
Riley told The Moscow Times the time it takes for Ukraine's air defenses to be replenished could provide Russia with a window to intensify
its attacks.It is still unclear whether the U.S
will deliver another Patriot air defense battery to Ukraine, having only sent one so far
Germany, which has already delivered two of its 12 Patriots to Ukraine, has pledged to send another unit, and Dutch Prime Minister Mark
country fully within Europe
Analysts say Ukraine will be more able to protect its cities and soldiers if it can strike targets in Russia and the occupied
territories.Destruction in Chernihiv after Russian missile attack on 17 April 2024, which killed 18 and injured more than 60 people
State Emergency Service of UkraineWashington has long expressed reluctance to send Ukraine weaponry capable of striking targets in Russian
secretly shipped long-range ATACMS with a range of up to 300 kilometers to Ukraine, who used them to strike troops in the occupied Ukrainian
city of Berdiansk on the shores of the Sea of Azov.Ukraine previously used long-range weaponry, such as Storm Shadow missiles donated by
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Tuesday that his country would provide more of these weapons to Ukraine.This fear of escalating the
Officials say about 12 pilots could be ready to fly F-16s in combat by July
But only six of the promised 45 jets may have been delivered by that point, less than a full squadron.While Zelensky welcomed Denmark and
Strategic Command, told The Moscow Times.Stringer also said that although donating F-16s was the right decision, they may be less effective
obstacles can be overcome, Ukraine would still be reliant on the U.S
and Europe to produce and supply expensive air-to-air missiles.Destruction in Kharkiv after Russian missile strike.State Emergency Service
three power stations that supply the city
Russia has started to time its attacks to coincide with these power outages, forcing residents to wait in agony for cellphone signal to
resume so they can reach their loved ones.Ukrainian officials have voiced concerns that Russia is intensifying its bombardment of Kharkiv,
as well as spreading propaganda, to make the city unlivable
Russian officials have signaled their intention to create a buffer zone along Ukraine's northern border.Ada Wordsworth, head of the KHARPP
NGO which supports Kharkiv region villages, told The Moscow Times that people felt a huge sense of relief at the news that more U.S
the sky over cities like Kharkiv, which are so close to the Russian border, unless Ukraine is allowed to use these weapons to strike Russian
depends on their ability to manufacture expensive equipment.Despite international sanctions, Russia has managed to secure millions of
munitions from North Korea and Iran, as well as shoring up its domestic production and refitting older equipment
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