Why a Brit is standing firm in embattled city despite Putin’s forces closing in

Dr Jack Watling, of the Royal United Services Institute, also viewed the Russian strategy as being to stretch Ukrainian forces across the frontlines. ‘The outlook in Ukraine is bleak,’ he said. ‘However, if Ukraine’s allies engage now to replenish Ukrainian munitions stockpiles, help to establish a robust training pipeline and make the industrial investments to sustain the effort, then Russia’s summer offensive can be blunted, and Ukraine will receive the breathing space it needs to regain the initiative.’