Currently, the situation at the front is approaching critical. Ukrainian forces will be able to strengthen their positions and stabilize the front in the next few days, Defense Intelligence Chief Kyrylo Budanov tells The New York Times. “The situation is on the edge. Every hour this situation moves toward critical,” Budanov says via video link from a bunker in Kharkiv. The agency notes that his assessment of the situation echoes that of other Ukrainian officers who recently said that the country’s military prospects are deteriorating. They attribute this to the critical shortage of ammunition …