As the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine approaches, Vladimir Putin has had his first major victory on the battlefield in months, with Russian soldiers capturing the city of Avdiivka.

As the war enters its third year is there really a chance Ukraine could still win, as the United States Congress holds up a multi billion dollar aid package?

Today, we speak to a Ukrainian woman in Kyiv about what life looks like now and a military analyst on what to expect next.

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Oleksandra Povoroznyk, Kyiv resident and journalist

Eugene Rumer, director of the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington