Although President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed legislation allowing long-awaited foreign aid to Kyiv, it didn’t come in time to prevent Russia from seizing several villages in eastern Ukraine over the past week.

Ukrainian troops have pulled back from several of the villages captured by Russia’s army in the eastern Donetsk region in recent days, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday, as Russia continues to exploit its advantage in soldiers and munitions.

Ukraine’s vulnerability after months of delays in the arrival aid from the U.S. and Western allies, and its inability to mobilize more men to restock front-line forces, was evident in recent losses west of Avdiivka, a strategic city captured by Russian troops in February.

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