DAVID PATRIKARAKOS: A cloud of thick smoke hangs over the occupied city of Kherson in Ukraine. Its very stench is evidence of Russian war crimes, on a scale almost too sickening to contemplate.
Facing a possible Ukrainian counter-offensive and suffering significant damage, Russia is redeploying forces to occupied southern Ukraine, including Kherson
Ukraine will need more advanced heavy weapons if it is to conduct an effective large-scale counter-offensive against Russia. The West can help in two main ways.