From the Heritage Foundation, I'm Tim Desher, and this is Heritage Explains.

On February 24, 2022, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine.

Wall-to-wall coverage, talking heads, infographics previously recorded carnage being played over and over again.

It got the Royal Media Treatment, that's for sure.

Now over six months later,

tens of thousands of people killed,

millions of Ukrainians fleeing their homes,

and tens of billions of dollars worth of damage,

where do things stand? Now, after it became clear that Ukraine was going to put up a fight, Russia began to lose

ground and recently Ukraine launched a counteroffensive to reclaim territory Russia took,

enabling Kiev to seize the momentum in the war.

Here's ABC News.

Ukrainian forces claiming to have retaken more than 40 towns in just a matter of days.

And we've learned that in some cases, they have pushed Russian soldiers right back into Russia.

Reports those Russian troops fleeing in disarray, some surrendering in some places, leaving heavy equipment behind in the east near

Kharkiv, the second's largest city. And the images tonight, look at this, people greeting

Ukrainian soldiers with hugs. But as many have said, this war is far from over, and that means the U.S. must determine

what our involvement going forward looks like.

As Congress continues to debate over more funding for the war,

what is the sensible amount, especially given all of the challenges with the U.S. economy right now?

And how do we protect against corruption and make sure accountability is attached to funding.

Jim Carapano is a Heritage Explains regular,

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