Since Russia invaded Ukraine in late February, the U.S. has provided $14.5 billion in military equipment.
September 12, 2022, 7:53 PMA Ukrainian soldier passes by a Russian tank damaged in a battle in a just freed territory on the road to Balakleya in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Sept. 11, 2022.in the northeastern part of the country has routed Russian forces and continues to make rapid progress, in some cases pushing back Russian troops back into Russia, U.S. officials said Monday.
In a matter of days, U.S. officials said, Ukrainian military forces have retaken as much as 1,200 square miles of territory in northeastern Ukraine once held by Russia for months, pushing eastward from Kharkiv as far as 40 miles. The Ukrainian advance northward from Kharkiv has come as close as 10 miles to the border with Russia as Russian troops hastily retreated in what Russia's defense ministry called a "regrouping" of forces.
"We also assess that Ukrainian forces have very likely taken control of Kupiansk and Izyum in addition to smaller villages," said the official. Both cities were important to Russian military operations in eastern Ukraine, particularly Izyum, which had been used as the main logistical hub for its months-long assault on the Donbass region.
"Much of the credit, if not most of it goes to the Ukrainians and what they're doing to employ these capabilities," said the official.
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