Russia-Ukraine war live: world expects success ‘too quickly’, says Zelenskiy; US senators indicate Ukraine funding support

Ukraine president sounds warning as Russian forces gear up for fresh attacks; Mitch McConnell says Ukraine funding needs to be addressedWhat we know on day 616 of the invasionHello and welcome to today’s live coverage of the war in Ukraine. My name is Tom Ambrose and I’ll be with you for the next few hours.President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has warned against expecting too much success too quickly in Ukraine’s campaign to reclaim occupied lands. Despite Kyiv’s gruelling months-long offensive, the vast frontline in Ukraine’s east and south has moved little in the past year. “We live in a world that gets used to success too quickly. When the full-scale invasion began, many people around the world did not believe that Ukraine would survive,” Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address on Tuesday.A senior UN official says Russian strikes are inflicting “unimaginable suffering” on the people of Ukraine and that more than 18 million Ukrainians – 40% of them – need humanitarian assistance. Ramesh