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Exclusive Interview: A Sobering Battlefield Assessment in Ukraine

Exclusive Interview: A Sobering Battlefield Assessment in Ukraine

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - AUGUST 11: A hole left by missile near hotel after an attack. (Photo by Elena Tita/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - AUGUST 11: A hole left by missile near a hotel. (Photo by Elena Tita/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)

SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW – The U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Political and Military Affairs released a breakdown last month of the more than $44 billion in security assistance that the US has provided to Ukraine since Russia’s unprovoked, full-scale invasion began 18 months ago.

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