i wouldn't want to characterize either side as winning or losing at this point in the war. There's going to be months and months, if not years, of fighting in ukraine. Russia currently controls about 95 % of the province of luhonsk and perhaps, i think, 75 per cent of denetsk. Over all, russia controls the invasion began on february 20 fourth,. The real question for the ucranians is not simply can they stop the russians from continuing to move forward and seize territory? It how do they get the russian out of the territory that they've already seized?
The US is spending billions to arm Ukraine against Russian invaders. But without the proper training or supplies, Javelin missiles can only do so much.
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh and Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Amina Al-Sadi, engineered by Paul Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King.
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