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US official: Ukrainian artillery is frustrating Russian offensive.

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Intense fighting is taking place between Izyum and Slovyansk, but the Russians have not been able to make much progress, according to a senior US defense official quoted by CNN. The vast majority of the 89 howitzers the US has given to Ukraine are "in the fight," the official told CNN. 370 Ukrainian soldiers have completed training on how to use the howitzers.

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