Ukraine
Gunners from 43rd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kharkiv region, on April 21, 2024.
  • A $61 billion package of US military aid for Ukraine is being signed off. 
  • The aid will provide much-needed support for Ukraine over the summer months.
  • But it still faces massive challenges in its battle against Russia's invasion. 

Relief swept the front line in Ukraine on Saturday after the US voted to release a long-delayed $61 billion package of military aid to help defend against Russia's invasion.

"We thought that our partners had forgotten about us," a Ukrainian intelligence officer with the call sign Bankir, told CNN.