Zelensky warns of soldier casualties in new offensive, accuses Russia of evading sanctions.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warns that a large number of Ukrainian soldiers will die in the upcoming offensive against entrenched Russian forces. The US and NATO have been training and arming Ukrainian forces for the counteroffensive, which will be the biggest test of the US-led strategy of giving the Ukrainians weapons and training to fight like an American army might. The war is escalating, with towns in Russia's Belgorod region under daily shelling, and calls within the US and NATO growing louder for Ukraine's admission to NATO, which would effectively mean a declaration of war against Russia.