KYIV COURAGE
Ukraine braces for mega-blitz as Russia tries to force victory before US aid arrives
The report comes as the US Senate is set to vote on the $61billion aid package
UKRAINE is braced for a mega-blitz as Russia tries to force victory in its war before US weapons arrive.
A Kyiv spy chief warned Moscow was planning a huge assault starting next month.
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It came as a Russian missile tore down a TV tower today in Ukraine’s second city, Kharkiv.
Experts fear the area — just 15 miles from Russia — could face a second ground offensive after beating off a tank assault on the first day of the war in February 2022.
Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine’s feared GUR military intelligence, warned life would be even more “difficult” from mid-May through early June.
But he insisted Ukraine would endure and prevail.
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Budanov, who has survived repeated assassination attempts, said: “It is not catastrophic. But there will be problems from mid-May.”
Deliveries of US weapons are due to start within days after Republican congressmen ended a five-month deadlock in the House of Representatives.
The $61billion (£49billion) package is due to get final approval from the US Senate tomorrow.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said the new weapons would let Ukraine’s forces “stabilise the front line”.
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MISSILES, gunboats and armoured vehicles will be sent over in Britain’s largest tranche of military aid for Ukraine yet.
It includes long-range Storm Shadow rockets, 400 vehicles and nearly four million bullets.
Rishi Sunak will tomorrow also unveil an extra £500million funding to help Ukraine’s efforts.
The PM said: “Defending Ukraine against Russia’s brutal ambitions is vital for our security and for all of Europe.
“If Putin is allowed to succeed, he will not stop at the Polish border.”
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