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Ukrainian troops retreat, Russian forces advance, as Kyiv awaits weapons infusion

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Ukrainian servicemen fire a BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system towards Russian troops near a front line, amid Russia's war on its neighbor, in Ukraine's Donetsk region, April 24, 2024. [Reuters]

Ukrainian troops, outnumbered by Russian ground forces, are retreating from positions in eastern Ukraine as Russian troops advance westward, Ukrainian Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi said Sunday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also made fresh pleas to allies to send more Patriot air defense systems "as soon as possible."

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