Ukrainian troops losing ground to Russia as Trump talks of ending war

A Ukrainian serviceman of 148th artillery brigade prepares 155mm artillery shells for a M777 howitzer before firing towards Russian positions at the frontline on Velyka Novosilka direction, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Jan. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Ukrainian servicemen of 148th artillery brigade fire by a M777 howitzer towards Russian positions at the frontline on Velyka Novosilka direction, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Jan. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Ukrainian military medics of 59th brigade carry a wounded soldier on a stretcher from an ambulance arrived from the battlefield on Pokrovsk direction, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Ukrainian soldiers of Da Vinci Wolves Battalion train not far from the frontline on Pokrovsk direction, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Ukrainian servicemen of 148th artillery brigade load ammunition into a M777 howitzer before firing towards Russian positions at the frontline on Velyka Novosilka direction, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Jan. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Ukrainian servicemen of 148th artillery brigade rest in a trench after firing towards Russian positions at the frontline on Velyka Novosilka direction, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Jan. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

A Donetsk region statue decorated with flags of Ukrainian units is seen not far from the frontline on Pokrovsk direction, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

A Ukrainian serviceman of 148th artillery brigade waves to his comrades at the frontline on Velyka Novosilka direction, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Jan. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)