As Russia Advances, U.S. Fears Ukraine Has Entered a Grim Phase NYT | Top Stories By: Julian E. Barnes, Eric Schmitt, Helene Cooper and Kim Barker 2 November 2024 at 00:37 Weapons supplies are no longer Ukraine’s main disadvantage, American military officials say. © Tyler Hicks/The New York TimesDamage from a Russian bombing attack in Sloviansk, Ukraine, last month. Ukraine is losing territory in the east, and its forces inside Russia have been partially pushed back.