Ukraine braces for mega-blitz as Russia tries to force victory before US aid arrives

UKRAINE is braced for a mega-blitz as Russia tries to force victory in its war before US weapons arrive. A Kyiv spy chief warned Moscow was planning a huge assault starting next month. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky is grateful for US weapons – but Russia is now planning a huge assault before the shipments can arriveAlamy It came as a Russian missile tore down a TV tower today in Ukraine’s second city, Kharkiv. Experts fear the area — just 15 miles from Russia — could face a second ground offensive after beating off a tank assault on the first day of the war in February 2022. Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine’s feared GUR military intelligence, warned life would be even more “difficult” from mid-May through early June. But he insisted Ukraine would endure and prevail. Budanov, who has survived repeated assassination attempts, said: “It is not catastrophic. But there will be problems from mid-May.” Deliveries of US weapons are due to start within days after Republican congressmen ended a five-month deadlock in the House of Representatives. The $61billion (£49billion) package is due to get final approval from the US Senate tomorrow. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said the new weapons would let Ukraine’s forces “stabilise the front line”.