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More than anything, Ukraine needs artillery, air defenses and fresh infantry for its battered combat brigades. In fourth place: armored personnel carriers.
A Russian missile attack pounded power facilities in the centre and west of Ukraine on Saturday, mounting pressure on the ailing energy system as the country faces a shortage of air defences despite a breakthrough in U.S. military aid.
Washington's aid package will certainly help against Russia's invasion, which has lasted over two years. But it also raises questions about the plan, if any, for a final Ukrainian victory.