Ukraine Is Left Alone to Fight Putin’s Army

Ukrainian servicemen get ready to repel an attack in the Lugansk region yesterday.

Photographer: Anatolii Stepanov/AFP/Getty Images

With battles raging in Ukraine a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin sent his troops and tanks in under cover of aerial bombardment, the world continues to largely watch from the outside.

“We are left alone in defense of our state,” President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. “Who is ready to fight with us?”