US aid helped slow down Russian offensive in Kharkiv Oblast – Pentagon

Pentagon spokesperson Patrick Ryder has stated that the US aid supply has made it possible to slow the advance of the Russians in Kharkiv Oblast.

Source: Ryder at a briefing on Monday, as reported by the Pentagon’s website

Details: Answering the question whether the arrival of US aid is having an impact on the situation at the front, Ryder noted: "I would say they are."

Quote: "And I think the fact that you've seen essentially the Russians really slow down in terms of the progress that they were making near Kharkiv demonstrates that, A, the Ukrainians can continue to hold the line and B, that that assistance is getting to them.

So again, we recognise there's a lot more to do in terms of getting much needed aid to them but we're going to keep after it."

Background: On 9 June, Jake Sullivan, National Security Adviser to US President Joe Biden, said that the Ukrainians had used permission to strike Russian territory near the border with US-supplied weapons and that the momentum of the Russian military operation in Kharkiv Oblast had stalled.

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