Putin's amasses more than half a million troops on Kharkiv
![Russia has amassed more than half a million troops on the front line in a dramatic bid to overpower Ukrainian forces, analysts say.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/15/07/41597790-0-image-a-2_1715753941034.jpg)
Russia has amassed more than half a million troops on the front line in a dramatic bid to overpower Ukrainian forces, analysts say.
![Vladimir Putin's army significantly outnumbers the Western-backed troops, forcing them to use up ammunition supplies.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/15/07/84871011-0-image-a-3_1715753953935.jpg)
Vladimir Putin's army significantly outnumbers the Western-backed troops, forcing them to use up ammunition supplies.
![Dr Jack Watling, from the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), said: 'The Russian forces have now expanded to 510,000 troops.'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/15/07/84840923-0-image-a-14_1715754109962.jpg)
Dr Jack Watling, from the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), said: 'The Russian forces have now expanded to 510,000 troops.'
!['The outlook for Ukraine is bleak. Its allies must replenish stockpiles,' Dr Jack Watling said.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/15/07/84831985-0-image-a-18_1715754144965.jpg)
'The outlook for Ukraine is bleak. Its allies must replenish stockpiles,' Dr Jack Watling said.
![The warning came as Russia continued its advances in northern Ukraine, which threaten the country's second city, Kharkiv.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/15/07/84877479-0-image-a-13_1715754090368.jpg)
The warning came as Russia continued its advances in northern Ukraine, which threaten the country's second city, Kharkiv.
![Defence Secretary Grant Shapps (pictured) suggested the advances had 'caught the West napping'.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/15/07/84868015-0-image-m-5_1715753976061.jpg)
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps (pictured) suggested the advances had 'caught the West napping'.
![It may also have prompted a visit by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Kyiv yesterday to reassure president Volodymyr Zelensky that US military aid was 'on its way'.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/15/11/84842613-13419895-It_may_also_have_prompted_a_visit_by_US_Secretary_of_State_Anton-a-89_1715769453910.jpg)
It may also have prompted a visit by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Kyiv yesterday to reassure president Volodymyr Zelensky that US military aid was 'on its way'.
![Mr Blinken said: 'We know this is a challenging time.'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/15/11/84831975-13419895-Mr_Blinken_said_We_know_this_is_a_challenging_time_-m-90_1715769459117.jpg)
Mr Blinken said: 'We know this is a challenging time.'
!['But US aid is going to make a real difference against the ongoing Russian aggression on the battlefield,' He continued.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/15/07/84831955-0-image-a-10_1715754057237.jpg)
'But US aid is going to make a real difference against the ongoing Russian aggression on the battlefield,' He continued.
![A $60billion package was recently approved by Congress after months of disputes involving Republican lawmakers.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/15/07/84877793-0-image-a-11_1715754074137.jpg)
A $60billion package was recently approved by Congress after months of disputes involving Republican lawmakers.
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