“But allied officials don’t expect the latest authorization to have a comparable impact, at least for now, or to dramatically shift the balance of the conflict, where Ukraine’s forces have been losing ground in recent months amid heavy pressure from more numerous and better-equipped Russian troops.

The Pentagon said in September that Russia had already moved 90% of the aircraft it uses to launch glide-bomb and missile attacks on Ukraine out of range for ATACMS. Also, Ukraine currently has limited supplies of the missiles, which can cost more than $1 million each.”