US General Warns of Ukraine’s ‘Dire’ Situation With Aid Delayed
- ‘They’re being outmatched by the Russians,’ General Brown says
- House is poised to take up long-stalled aid bill for Ukraine
Soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine shoot down enemy drones on April 16.
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Ukraine faces “dire” battlefield conditions as delays to US military aid drag on, the top American military officer warned Wednesday.
“Ukraine right now is facing some dire battlefield conditions,” General Charles Brown, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs, told the House Appropriations Defense subcommittee. Brown said Ukraine’s gains since the start of the conflict “could be lost without our support.”