Some 30,000 Russian soldiers are advancing on Ukraine's second largest city Kharkiv, as Ukraine's armed forces are struggling to hold them back. A months-long shortage of weapons for Ukraine caused by pro-Russian Republicans, led by the Malignant Loser, has resulted in a significant advantage for the invading Russians. Kharkiv, just 18 miles from the Russian border, has been evacuating civilians to escape the brutal, indiscriminate bombardment from Russian forces as they advance on towns nearby. One objective of the Russian assault is said to be creating a buffer area along the border to make it more difficult for Ukraine to fire missiles deep into Russian territory. However if war criminal Vladimir Putin has success in capturing more Ukrainian territory, he'll certainly order his forces to press forward. A major difficulty in recapturing territory is the tactic by the Russians to build strong defensive positions as they advance, so that any counterattack against them will be difficult.
Apparently some munitions and equipment are arriving on an emergency basis from the U.S. and its western allies, in an effort to slow the Russian advance. With their stocks nearly depleted, the Ukrainians have been forced by Putinist Republican obstruction to ration ammunition until being resupplied. Every Ukrainian village and building destroyed, every death and injury needs to be laid at the feet of the MAGAt Republicans who are rooting for a Russian victory, and the defeat of democracy.
BONUS: Secretary of State Blinken arrived in Ukraine to deliver a message of support and to assure Ukraine that weapons are arriving to blunt the Russian attack. Will it be a case of too little too late?
(photo: Firefighters battle flames in Kharkiv after Russian attack. EPA-EFE / Sergey Kozlov)
