Western weapons are getting to Ukraine's front lines. Soldiers say it's not enough yet to tip the balance.

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Ukrainian gunners firing at Russian positions in the Kharkiv region.
Ukrainian gunners firing at Russian positions in the Kharkiv region.

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US veteran in Ukraine said that he'd pile Russian bodies up like sandbags after taking trenches in scenes that reminded him of World War I

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Two Ukrainian servicemen in helmets walk through a trench surrounded by brown earth and damaged trees
Ukrainian servicemen of the 28th Separate Mechanised Brigade take their position in a trench at the front line near Bakhmut, Ukraine in March 2024.

AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky

Ukraine isn't 'one system away from some massive breakthrough,' but there are things it can't get enough of, White House official says

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Ukraine front line
Ukrainian servicemen of Azov brigade are seen at an artillery position as Russia-Ukraine war continues in the direction of Lyman, Ukraine on April 07, 2024.

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Another European country is flying fighter jets off highways like NATO has been doing to protect its warplanes

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A Swiss F/A-18 fighter jet lands on a highway.
A Swiss F/A-18 fighter jet lands on a highway.

Swiss Government via X

D-Day invasion veteran calls Ukraine's Zelenskyy a 'savior of the people' at an 80th anniversary event in Normandy

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets veterans as he attends the international ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the 1944 D-Day landings and the liberation of western Europe from Nazi Germany occupation, at Omaha Beach in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Normandy region, France, June 6, 2024.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets veterans as he attends the international ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the 1944 D-Day landings and

Ukraine's exploding naval drones are hunting down Russian vessels like tugboats after the big Black Sea Fleet warships fell back

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A Ukrainian naval drone approaches a Russian tugboat in the Black Sea.
A Ukrainian naval drone approaches a Russian tugboat in the Black Sea.

Ukrainian Main Directorate of Intelligence/Screengrab via Telegram

NATO is making plans for surging US troops into Europe in case Russia invades

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Members of the 82nd Airborne Division of the US Army cleaning weaponry ahead of deployment to Poland from Fort Bragg, N.C.
Members of the 82nd Airborne Division cleaning weaponry ahead of deployment to Poland from Fort Bragg, on February 14, 2022.

AP Photo/Nathan Posner

Starbucks files patents in Russia to try to safeguard its trademarks, 2 years after leaving the country

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A paper cup seen at Starbucks location.
A Starbucks coffee cup.

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Video shows a Ukrainian drone finding an easy way around a Russian tank's 'turtle' defenses

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Screengrab from a video of a Ukrainian drone targeting a Russian tank in the Bakhmut sector
Screengrab from a video of a Ukrainian drone taking out a Russian tank, released on May 5, 2024.

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A drunk Russian soldier killed 7 of his comrades when he threw a grenade into their barracks

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A Russian soldier stands guard at the Luhansk power plant.
A Russian soldier stands guard at the Luhansk power plant.

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