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FILE – A newly recruited soldier trains in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Friday, May 17, 2024. Slowly but steadily this summer, Russian troops are forging through Ukraine's defenses in a relentless onslaught, prompting the West to push for new weapons and strategies to shore up Kyiv. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)