Tragic incidents unfolded across Ukraine on Sunday, underscoring the escalating human toll of the conflict as analysts cautioned about the impact of delays in U.S. military aid on Kyiv's ability to fend off Russian offensives.
In the Sumy region, a man lost his life when a Russian drone targeted the truck he was driving, as confirmed by the local prosecutor's office. Similarly, in the Donetsk region, a 67-year-old woman perished after an apartment block was hit by shelling, according to Governor Vadym Filashkin.
Further reports from the Kharkiv region revealed the recovery of the bodies of a 61-year-old woman and a 68-year-old man who fell victim to a Russian strike the previous day. The Ukrainian Air Force announced that ten Russian Shahed-type drones were downed over the Kharkiv region overnight.
Meanwhile, in the Russian-occupied Kherson region, two civilians lost their lives due to shelling, as confirmed by Moscow-appointed leader Vladimir Saldo. The Russian Defense Ministry reported Ukrainian drones flying over Russia's Krasnodar and Belgorod regions, as well as the Black Sea.
Amid these tragic events, the Institute for the Study of War issued a warning, highlighting that delays in Western military support could severely impede Ukraine's ability to counter Russian advances. The report emphasized Russia's utilization of satellite-guided gliding bombs to target Ukrainian forces, who are grappling with a shortage of troops and ammunition.
The ISW report indicated that Russian forces were concentrating on tactical gains in cities like Lyman, Chasiv Yar, and Pokrovsk, with a strategic assessment that Ukrainian defenses may falter without timely military assistance.
Ukraine's military chief, Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, acknowledged the deteriorating situation in the industrial east, noting intensified Russian offensives along multiple fronts due to improved weather conditions. Russian forces have been actively engaging Ukrainian positions near Lyman, Bakhmut, and Pokrovsk, with tank assaults becoming more prevalent as the terrain dries up in the spring.
