s/are/were barely making progress. The ~20% [1] reduction [2] in total supplies to the ukraine front line lead to the logical prediction that frontline dynamics would be impacted. Early indicators suggest this prediction is materializing. [3].

[1] https://abcnews.go.com/International/ukraine-europe-react-sh... Pre freeze: "Malcolm Chalmers, the deputy director-general of the Royal United Services Institute think tank in the U.K., told ABC News that recent estimates indicate the U.S. share of all military hardware sent to the front has fallen to around 20%, with 25% coming from Europe and 55% domestically produced in Ukraine." ; also see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_aid_to_Ukrain...

[2] https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2025/03/04/us-weapo...

[3] https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/09/europe/russia-advances-ku...