Ukraine Is on the Offensive But Struggling to Get More Powerful Weapons
Kyiv is increasingly worried that allies will become even more cautious about sending the kind of weapons they fear could provoke a direct confrontation with Russia.
Ukrainian soldiers found large amounts of ammunition belonging to the Russian forces after Russia withdrew from the village of Nova Husarivka on Sept. 21.
Photographer: Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
Ukraine’s military is on the offensive against Russian forces and asking for more powerful weapons to press its advantage, but so far there is no sign that allies will step up their commitments.
Instead, President Vladimir Putin dramatically raised the stakes in a Sept. 21 speech, threatening nuclear war and launching sham votes aimed at expanding Russia’s borders into occupied Ukraine.