Ukraine insisted on Saturday that its forces were fending off relentless Russian attacks in Bakhmut, even as Western analysts said that Moscow’s forces had captured most of the embattled city’s east and established a new front line cutting through its center. Gradual Russian advances and a high number of Ukrainian casualties have fueled talk of […]
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Biden and Zelensky Present a United Front Against Russia
WASHINGTON — President Biden and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine presented a united front against Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Wednesday, even as Mr. Zelensky warned that his country was digging in for a long, cold winter of war and had little hope of securing a just peace with the “terrorists” who are battering […]
Despite Russian Strikes, Ukraine Keeps Up Pressure on Front Lines
Russia’s barrage of missile attacks this week has not changed the course of the ground war, though its forces are on the offensive in one area of the east.
Scouting for Firewood, or for Russia? On the Front Line in Ukraine.
Outside the city of Lyman, Ukrainian troops ran across a 69-year-old Soviet veteran. He was placed in an improvised blindfold. All were enveloped in the fog of war.
Ukrainian Soldiers Trade Tanks and Artillery on the Front Line
Most of the bartering involves items captured from Russian troops, which are exchanged for urgently needed supplies. “Let’s just call it a simplification of bureaucracy,” one soldier said.
Missile Strike Kills 6 Civilians in Kharkiv, as Front Remains Static
The missile hit a residential building in Ukraine’s second largest city, and the death toll was expected to rise. The U.N. Secretary general arrived in Ukraine for high-level meetings.