In the coming weeks, Russian forces are expected to gain significant tactical advantages on the front, while Ukraine awaits the arrival of Western weapons following the approval of a military aid package from the US. However, it is unlikely that Russia will be able to completely defeat the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, according to a report by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). In December 2023, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told US House Speaker Mike Johnson that without additional US security aid, the Ukrainian forces would be able to hold out until March or April 2024. ISW …