| 单词 | counteroffensive |
| 例句 | The announcement of Umkhonto spurred a vicious and unrelenting government counteroffensive on a scale that we had never before seen. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But Margo had given me a way of starting a counteroffensive. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Not all of them would make every website's year-end superlative list, but considered together, they may be the most accessible examples of counteroffensives against misogynoir in 2022 – and very likely in 2023, too. From Lizzo to Megan Thee Stallion, 2022 was the year of survival for Black women in the public eye 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z For starters, one of the interviews immediately generated a Twitter counteroffensive. Hillary Clinton's new book generates campaign-style heat 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z I read the subtext and knew immediately that the rebels would be launching a counteroffensive to retake Aleppo. Don’t fall for ISIS’ trap: A French national pleads for tolerance 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z This is a purposeful choice to work with, vs. against, Mom’s neediness, and therefore allows you a measure of control — ideally in a way that preempts a counteroffensive of criticism from her. Carolyn Hax: What to do when pleasing Mom is a chore 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z Three days later, the French and Americans launched a counteroffensive that would mark the beginning of the end for the Imperial German Army. Where Americans Turned the Tide in World War I 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z "But that has unleashed a ferocious counteroffensive from a franchise industry determined to protect its business model and confine the threat to California." Amid growing hunger, Americans turn to fast-food joints — whose workers say they can’t afford to eat 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z Then, while Joe was still in Brittany, a major military counteroffensive from the Allies brought the grinding Second Battle of the Marne to a close. The Second Man in the Front Row: A Forgotten Story of the First World War 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z Blair mounted a full-scale counteroffensive to retell the story of Bill Clinton’s early years, his political awakening, his accomplishments as governor. From press paranoia to affairs: A Hillary confidante’s letters reveal a window into her friend’s life 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z As the Ukrainian Army steps up its counteroffensive in the east this summer, heritage specialists in the west are engaged in a related battle: to preserve Ukraine’s monuments, museums, historical collections and religious sites. Rescuing Art in Ukraine with Foam, Crates and Cries for Help 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z A Ukrainian counteroffensive launched in June has made only incremental gains in the south and east. Ukrainian group says more than 30,000 troops have died in Russia's invasion 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z Ukraine launched its much-anticipated counteroffensive in June, seeking to regain territory in the south and east. Ukraine war: Army claims foothold on bank of River Dnipro in south 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z Russia has largely held Kyiv's counteroffensive at bay in the southeast, but an advance in occupied Kherson region could spread their defences thinner and ratchet up pressure. Ukraine presses Russian forces along Dnipro River near Kherson - Kyiv 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z Ukraine's four-month-old counteroffensive has secured only incremental gains, with heavy battles taking place in recent days around the shattered city of Avdiivka in the Donetsk region. Russia not exporting Lancet drones as domestic demand high - TASS 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z And with Ukraine engaged in a counteroffensive making only incremental gains in the east and south, its commander in chief spoke to the new U.S. Ukraine says Russians intensify bombardment of Avdiivka 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z The U.S. was originally hesitant about providing F-16s to Ukraine, saying they would have been of little help to Kyiv in its counteroffensive against Moscow. Romania opens F-16 training center for Ukraine, NATO members 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z However, the counteroffensive has so far failed to recapture significant territory. Ukraine war: Army claims foothold on bank of River Dnipro in south 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z The revered commander of the armed forces, General Valerii Zaluzhny, conceded in an interview that the counteroffensive had reached a stalemate. Opinion: Kyiv's dark moment and America's fateful choice 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z The U.S.-sanctioned suicide drones are cheap to make and have been shown capable of destroying Ukraine's valuable Western-donated military equipment, adding difficulties to Kyiv's slow and gruelling counteroffensive. Russia not exporting Lancet drones as domestic demand high - TASS 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z Ukraine launched a counteroffensive in the south and east in early June, but has encountered strong resistance. Blast kills 3 Russian officers in occupied town -Ukrainian intelligence 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z Ukraine’s long-awaited counteroffensive has so far resulted in only incremental gains and heavy losses, with Ukrainian troops struggling to punch through Russian lines in the south. Russia ramps up attacks on key cities in eastern Ukraine 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z Ukrainian forces a year ago made a lightning push to recapture large swathes of territory in the northeast and since June are engaged in a counteroffensive in the east and south. Russia renews missile attacks on Kyiv, attacks intensify in the east 2023-11-11T05:00:00Z There had been heavy fighting on the southern and eastern fronts — the long-awaited counteroffensive was going more slowly than many had hoped. Opinion: Kyiv's dark moment and America's fateful choice 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z Marking the anniversary of Russia’s defeat on Nov. 11 is a bittersweet occasion, many residents say, as Ukraine’s counteroffensive grinds on without producing the spectacular gains many had hoped for. One year after liberation, Ukrainians in Kherson hold on to hope amid constant shelling 2023-11-11T05:00:00Z Ukraine began a counteroffensive in the south and east in early June, but has encountered strong resistance. Ukraine sinks two Russian landing boats in Crimea -military 2023-11-11T05:00:00Z Ukrainian troops had recaptured the heights over Bakhmut and made some advances to the city’s west, north and south since Kyiv launched its summer counteroffensive. Russia ramps up attacks on key cities in eastern Ukraine 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z Israel's counteroffensive in Gaza since then has killed more than 11,000 people, according to Palestinian figures. HonestReporting accepts news groups had no prior warning of Oct. 7 Hamas attack 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z But he also said the next month would be critical, as it struggles to retake lost land in counteroffensive operations. Macron calls on Israel to stop killing Gaza's women and babies 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z Ukraine's military launched a counteroffensive in June in the south and east, but the advances have been much slower than a campaign last year that recaptured stretches of the northeast. Ukrainian forces hold line in shattered eastern town of Avdiivka -military 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Along the front line, Ukrainian forces have been fighting for months to reclaim Russian-occupied territory in a counteroffensive but have made only incremental gains. Zelenskiy hopes for "planet of dogs" to solve world's crises 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Ukraine launched a counteroffensive in June to try to recapture territories occupied by Russia but five months into the operation the effort is yet to yield a breakthrough. Ukrainian lawmakers back use of military taxes to fund arms purchases 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Ukraine has registered only limited progress in a counteroffensive launched in the east and south in June. Ukraine says troops repel Russian attacks along front line 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Kyiv is five months into a counteroffensive that has not made a major breakthrough in the heavily defended occupied south and east. Zelenskiy calls for Ukrainian unity after rift with top general 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z The intensification of attacks on Kherson is likely due to the Ukrainian counteroffensive. Ukraine war: Kherson shelling forces elderly from homes 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z Zelenskiy acknowledged there had been difficulties in the war, now in its 21st month, and that Kyiv had yet to achieve any major successes in its counteroffensive. Ukraine war not in 'stalemate', more air defense help needed, Zelenskiy says 2023-11-04T04:00:00Z The president dismisses Western criticism that Ukraine's counteroffensive launched in June is proceeding too slowly. Ukraine replaces special forces commander, removed officer wonders why 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z Its monthslong counteroffensive to push back Russian troops has taken place without air cover. Russia steps up its aerial barrage of Ukraine as Kyiv officials brace for attacks on infrastructure 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z His article comes almost five months into a major Ukrainian counteroffensive that has not made a serious breakthrough against heavily mined Russian defensive lines. Ukraine must innovate as war moves to static, attritional phase -army chief 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Ukraine's counteroffensive has so far made little headway in recapturing land occupied by Russian forces in the south and east, prompting fears of Western fatigue with the war. Ukraine war: Russia hits most settlements in one day, says Kyiv 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Ukrainian forces have made slow progress through vast Russian minefields in a counteroffensive that began in the east and south in early June, but Russia has hit back hard in the east. Ukraine war not in 'stalemate', more air defense help needed, Zelenskiy says 2023-11-04T04:00:00Z A Ukrainian counteroffensive launched in June has achieved only limited success despite capturing several villages in the east and south. Ukraine's Zelenskiy warns against excessive expectations 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Russia’s layers of trenches and minefields in occupied parts of Ukraine have largely held back Ukraine’s months-old counteroffensive, but going on the attack exposes the troops to Ukrainian fire. Ukrainian officials say Russian shelling killed a 91-year-old woman in a ‘terrifying night’ 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z In this time of real invasions, terrorist attacks, occupations and counteroffensives, that plea is especially poignant. Opinion: 'The War of the Worlds' is night-before-Halloween scary. But it's a lot more too 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z "The counteroffensive of Ukraine is maybe not going as they were expecting. It is going but it didn't change, I mean, the destiny of the conflict." Ukraine war: Russia hits most settlements in one day, says Kyiv 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z In mid-June, he sustained a severe injury when a Russian projectile struck his right leg during Ukraine’s counteroffensive in the Zaporizhzhia region. Thousands of Ukrainians run to commemorate those killed in the war 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z Zelenskiy has previously rejected criticism, mainly from Western sources, that the counteroffensive was proceeding too slowly, saying the war was not akin to a Hollywood movie set. Ukraine's Zelenskiy warns against excessive expectations 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z “We put too much weight on Ukraine’s counteroffensive,” Hill said. Column: Could wars in Ukraine, Gaza bring 'major changes in the international order'? Fiona Hill thinks so 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z Ukraine has launched a counteroffensive, which has regained villages in the south and east, but is moving more slowly than an advance last year through occupied northeastern Ukraine. Russian diplomats deny Moscow executed soldiers on battlefield 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z After reclaiming some ground during a counteroffensive that began in June, Ukraine forces failed to break through Russia’s multi-echeloned defenses to achieve their goal of cutting a land link to the Crimean Peninsula they crave. EU summit turns its eyes away from Ukraine despite a commitment to stay the course with Zelenskyy 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z He, like many business owners, saw Ukraine’s successful counteroffensive in the neighboring Kharkiv region last year as a sign that life could return to Kramatorsk. Business owners in a Ukrainian front-line city adapt even as ‘a missile can come at any moment’ 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z But Kyiv also plans to take the fight to Russia through its ongoing counteroffensive, he said. Russian drone debris downed power lines near a Ukraine nuclear plant. A new winter barrage is likely 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z In Ukraine, where almost 20 months of fighting has settled into a grinding counteroffensive in which recent progress has been measured in yards rather than miles, that somber total grows every day. As Ukraine War Grinds On, Widows Try to See Life After Loss 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Ukraine in June undertook a counteroffensive, capturing villages in the east and south, but at a much slower pace than its rapid advance through the northeast a year ago. Russia's Shoigu inspects forces in visit to eastern Ukraine 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Ukraine in June undertook a counteroffensive, capturing villages in the east and south, but at a much slower pace than a rapid advance through the northeast a year ago. Russian forces pound eastern Ukraine's Avdiivka 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Israel launched its counteroffensive after Hamas fighters surged into Israel on Oct. Stranded at a closed border as bombs fall, foreign nationals in besieged Gaza await evacuation 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Ukraine launched a counteroffensive in June this year in both the east and south, making much slower progress however than a lightning advance through the northeast a year ago. Russian forces apply pressure on Ukraine's Avdiivka, Kupiansk 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z Further south in the east, Ukraine has been trying to stop a new push by Russian forces to gain more territory there, amid Kyiv's slow and gruelling counteroffensive that has continued for months. Six killed in Russia's missile attack on Kharkiv postal centre, Ukraine says 2023-10-22T04:00:00Z Their counteroffensive, launched in June, has made slow progress, with limited territorial gains. Ukraine war: Why Kyiv's Dnipro east bank gain could be significant 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z More than 4,100 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's counteroffensive, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, amid a growing humanitarian crisis. Jordan's King Abdullah: Displacement of Palestinians would be a war crime 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z Ukrainian forces have been making slow progress through vast Russian minefields in a counteroffensive that it began in the east and south in early June, but Russia has hit back hard around Avdiivka and Kupiansk. Ukraine repels new Russian onslaught on eastern front, Zelenskiy says 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z More than 4,100 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's counteroffensive, amid a growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Egypt peace summit may struggle to foster unity on Gaza conflict 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z Though Ukraine’s counteroffensive has not made dramatic progress against Russia’s formidable defenses, it has suppressed the Kremlin’s forces and Kyiv is looking to keep up the pressure. The leaders of Ukraine and Russia assess their resources as their war heads into winter 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z Ukraine's counteroffensive aims to slice through Russian occupied territory, severing a land corridor to the Crimean peninsula which Moscow annexed - illegally - in 2014. Ukraine war: Why Kyiv's Dnipro east bank gain could be significant 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z It had used aircraft to stop Ukraine’s ongoing counteroffensive. Russian President Putin insists Ukraine’s new US-supplied weapon won’t change the war’s outcome 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z Moscow claims that, overall, Ukraine's counteroffensive in the Kherson region is failing. Ukraine war: Kyiv troop build-up reported across Dnipro river 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z Russia has continued frequent air strikes across Ukraine as Kyiv presses on with a counteroffensive in the south and east that has made only gradual progress. Russian attacks kill three civilians in Ukraine, Kyiv says 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z Since starting a counteroffensive in June, Kyiv has frequently attacked military targets in Russian-occupied areas, but it has failed to liberate significant territory from Russian occupation. Ukraine uses US long-range missiles to strike Moscow-occupied territories 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z The Kremlin’s push to claim Avdiivka comes after months of fending off Ukraine’s counteroffensive, which Kyiv launched some 16 months after Russia’s full-scale invasion. Russia is sending more forces to an eastern Ukraine city after its assault slows, analysts say 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z Ukraine launched its own counteroffensive about four months ago. Russia’s assault on a key eastern Ukraine city is weakening, Kyiv claims, as the war marks 600 days 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z Ukraine launched its counteroffensive in the south in June, seeking to sever Russia's land corridor to the Crimean peninsula, which Moscow illegally annexed in 2014. Ukraine war: Kyiv troop build-up reported across Dnipro river 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z President Vladimir Putin said Russian forces have bolstered their positions across the entire front line in Ukraine after what he said was the failure of Ukraine's counteroffensive this year. US House speaker vote to be held Tuesday at noon - Democratic Rep. Clark 2023-10-15T04:00:00Z Kyiv's Western partners have been careful about supplying long-range missiles needed for its four-month-old counteroffensive, fearing it would provoke the Kremlin. Ukraine uses US long-range missiles to strike Moscow-occupied territories 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z Russia currently controls about 17.5% of Ukrainian territory and a four-month-old Ukrainian counteroffensive this year by Ukrainian forces has made almost no net territorial gains, according to Western analyses of the territory held by Russia. Putin says Russian forces improving positions along front line in Ukraine 2023-10-15T04:00:00Z Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an interview with the China Media Group released Monday, claimed that Ukraine’s counteroffensive has achieved “no results so far, only massive losses.” Russia’s assault on a key eastern Ukraine city is weakening, Kyiv claims, as the war marks 600 days 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z The counteroffensive has so far been slow, bringing only limited territorial gains. Ukraine war: Kyiv troop build-up reported across Dnipro river 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z A four-month-old Ukrainian counteroffensive has made some progress in the east, near Bakhmut, and in the south, where Kyiv hopes to reach the Sea of Azov, but gains have been incremental. New Russian strikes on Ukrainian town of Avdiivka, top general says fighting further north has worsened 2023-10-14T04:00:00Z “Russian troops have, for several days now, switched over to active combat action practically throughout the entire front line … The so-called Ukrainian counteroffensive can therefore be considered finished,” he said. Fierce fighting persists in Ukraine’s east as Kyiv reports nonstop assaults by Russia on a key city 2023-10-14T04:00:00Z "As for the counteroffensive, which is allegedly stalling, it has failed completely," Putin said in video remarks posted to social media by a Kremlin journalist Pavel Zarubin. Putin says Russian forces improving positions along front line in Ukraine 2023-10-15T04:00:00Z A four-month-old Ukrainian counteroffensive has made some progress in both the east, near Bakhmut, and in the south, where Kyiv hopes to reach the Sea of Azov, but gains have been incremental. Top Ukraine general says fighting in northeast has 'significantly worsened' 2023-10-14T04:00:00Z "The so-called Ukrainian counteroffensive can therefore be considered finished." Russian forces pound Avdiivka for fourth straight day 2023-10-14T04:00:00Z The sudden Hamas attack on Saturday and the subsequent counteroffensive left American citizens stranded in both Israel and Gaza. Trapped in Gaza, Palestinian Americans say they feel abandoned 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z As Israel steps up a counteroffensive in the Gaza Strip, questions remain about Hamas’ surprise invasion of the country. Opinion: The Hamas attack on Israel reflects an intelligence failure. But that's not the worst failure 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z Ukraine launched a major counteroffensive in June focusing on two theatres. Russian forces launch big push on key eastern Ukraine city 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Ukraine started a counteroffensive over the summer to try to retake territory in the south and east, but has so far failed to make major breakthroughs past Russia's network of fortifications and minefields. Zelenskiy, at NATO HQ, asks for weapons to face winter of 'terror' 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Ukraine's counteroffensive aims to secure control of areas around Bakhmut in order to recapture the town, which was seized by Russian forces in May after months of heavy battles. Ukrainian forces make headway in east, south -officials 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z The general in charge of Ukraine's ground forces said troops were advancing on the eastern front in Kyiv's counteroffensive to evict Russian invaders. Russian shelling kills at least two in Ukraine, say Ukraine officials 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z Ukraine says its counteroffensive in the south and east is gradually making progress. Dozen injured, including baby, in Russian attack on Ukraine's Kherson - governor 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z But they dismiss suggestions by Western critics that the counteroffensive is too sluggish and hampered by strategic errors. Russian forces launch big push on key eastern Ukraine city 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Kyiv has mounted a counteroffensive in the south and east to try to oust the Russian forces, but has made only gradual progress in the past four months. New Russian strikes on Ukraine kill two in Kharkiv, hit port facilities in south 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z Ukraine has launched a counteroffensive in the south and east that it says is gradually making progress. Russian missile strike on Ukraine village kills 51 during memorial to fallen soldier 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Russia has frequently carried out air strikes since the start of its full-scale invasion in February 2022, and Ukraine has launched a counteroffensive in the south and east that it says is gradually making progress. Russia launches drone attacks in Ukraine, shelling kills two, Kyiv says 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Ukrainian officials also said Kyiv's forces were resisting Russian attempts to reverse gains on the eastern front made by Kyiv since it launched the counteroffensive in June. Ukraine says its forces make headway in south, hold gains in east 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Perhaps the most formidable problem for Ukraine is Russia’s large stockpiles of artillery, which have been deployed throughout the conflict and not least to repel the counteroffensive that began in June. Russian troops cede ground and strike back, frustrating Ukraine’s counteroffensive 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Ukraine is pressing on with a slow-moving counteroffensive it launched three months ago, even as uncertainty grows over the scale of the future supply of weapons and ammunition from its Western allies. Russia says it has foiled a major Ukrainian drone attack as concerns grow about weapons supplies 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Across desolate fields and shattered villages, Ukraine’s counteroffensive is confronting Russian minefields and Russian soldiers dug into elaborate trench networks. Russian Troops Cede Ground and Strike Back, Frustrating Ukraine’s Counteroffensive 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z They warn that if the U.S. stops sending ammunition, spare parts and air defenses Ukraine will be at risk of losing ground in its counteroffensive to push back Russian forces. Congress didn’t include funds for Ukraine in its spending bill. How will that affect the war? 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z President Volodymyr Zelenskiy dismisses criticism that the counteroffensive is not producing expected results and rejects any notion that it is hampered by strategic errors. Ukraine says its forces make headway in south, hold gains in east 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Military experts believe that Russia, too, has suffered significant losses in the course of Ukraine’s counteroffensive, though it has slowed Ukraine’s military to a crawl, in part through its elastic defense. Russian troops cede ground and strike back, frustrating Ukraine’s counteroffensive 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Mr. Townsend said the early cracks of support come from unrealistic expectations in some quarters that Ukraine’s highly touted counteroffensive launched this spring would produce immediate results and decisive victories against the Russian invaders. Combat fatigue? Cracks in Western unity as Ukraine struggles to show progress 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z The weapons include millions of rounds of artillery, rockets and missiles critical to Ukraine’s counteroffensive aimed at taking back territory gained by Russia in the war. The Pentagon warns Congress it is running low on money to replace weapons sent to Ukraine 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z The planning for a spring counteroffensive should be starting now, “and with each passing week that just gets worse,” he said. Congress didn’t include funds for Ukraine in its spending bill. How will that affect the war? 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z “We have got to have a counteroffensive,” he said of Democrats responding to what Republicans say in the media. Gavin Newsom says Fox News is a ‘24/7 doom loop,’ but he still watches 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday he wants to turn his country's defence industry into a "large military hub" by partnering with Western weapons manufacturers to increase arms supplies for Kyiv's counteroffensive against Russia. UK aims to offer military training inside Ukraine, minister says 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z In reality, that counteroffensive has made little progress as the front lines of the conflict have seen little change throughout 2023. Combat fatigue? Cracks in Western unity as Ukraine struggles to show progress 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z Kyiv began its counteroffensive in early June to try to recapture territories seized by Russia, which still controls about 18% of the Ukrainian territory. Ukraine lures Western weapons makers to transform defence industry 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z Ukrainian forces in June launched a counteroffensive to recapture those areas. Putin says Russian-held regions in Ukraine endorse their choice to join Moscow 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z The east is one of two main fronts in the war as Ukraine mounts a nearly four-month-old counteroffensive. Ukrainian soldiers heartened by delivery of U.S. Abrams tanks 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z Ukrainian forces retook much of the country's northeast last year in a lightning counteroffensive that caught Russian troops off guard. Ukrainian village's sole resident, 76, unafraid after 4,000 km odyssey home 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z Western vehicles, artillery, counter-drone weapons and other tools have been vital so far in helping achieve modest gains in Ukraine’s counteroffensive. Combat fatigue? Cracks in Western unity as Ukraine struggles to show progress 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z Ukraine’s counteroffensive has struggled to push forward across the wide-open fields in the south. Who’s gaining ground in Ukraine? This year, No one 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z Zelenskiy and other officials have said the counteroffensive will take time and have dismissed Western critics who said the advance has been too slow and beset by strategic errors. Ukrainian troops repel Russian attacks on eastern front -officials 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z In June, it launched a counteroffensive that it says is gradually making gains in areas occupied by Russia in southern and eastern Ukraine. Russia hits Ukrainian port facilities, Kyiv reports front-line progress 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z "The Ukrainian armed forces are suffering serious losses along the entire front line," Shoigu said, adding that the Ukrainian counteroffensive had so far produced no results. Russian Black Sea commander Sokolov shown on video call after Ukraine said it killed him 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z The counteroffensive that began in June has depleted money, artillery and soldiers - and hasn’t yielded as much momentum as Ukraine had hoped for. Ukraine is building an advanced army of drones. For now, pilots improvise with duct tape and bombs 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z But the clock is ticking for Ukraine’s counteroffensive to make significant territorial gains. Who’s gaining ground in Ukraine? This year, No one 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z In fighting in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southeast, the Russian army dropped five aerial bombs on Robotyne, a town Ukraine took in August in its slow-moving counteroffensive. Russian drone strikes on Odesa hit port area and cut off ferry service to Romania 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Ukraine has been heavily reliant on Western weapons to defend itself against Russia and then to hit back in the counteroffensive that began in early June. Russian air strikes on Ukraine kill four, damage grain and port facilities 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z An initial batch of tanks arrived months ahead of estimates, and in time to be used in Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia, officials said. First Abrams Tanks Arrive in Ukraine, U.S. Officials Say 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z Nineteen months into the Russian invasion, and as a grueling counteroffensive grinds on, the Ukrainian government wants to spend more than $1 billion to upgrade its drone-fighting capabilities. Ukraine is building an advanced army of drones. For now, pilots improvise with duct tape and bombs 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z Ukraine has made minimal gains in its counteroffensive. Who’s gaining ground in Ukraine? This year, No one 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z Although neither side has released casualty figures, the counteroffensive is believed to have taken a heavy toll on both sides and it has been devastating to the towns and villages where fighting has raged. Russian drone strikes on Odesa hit port area and cut off ferry service to Romania 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Ukraine rarely claims responsibility for attacks inside Russia or on Russian-controlled territory in Ukraine, but has been saying in recent months that destroying Russia's military infrastructure helps Kyiv's counteroffensive. Ukraine launches drone attacks on Russia's Kursk, Belgorod - local governors 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z The first American-made Abrams tanks have been delivered to Ukraine, two U.S. defense officials said, arriving months ahead of initial estimates and in time to be used in Kyiv’s counteroffensive against Russian forces. First Abrams Tanks Arrive in Ukraine, U.S. Officials Say 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z The counteroffensive that began in June has depleted money, artillery and soldiers — and hasn’t yielded as much momentum as Ukraine had hoped for. Ukraine is building an advanced army of drones. For now, pilots improvise with duct tape and bombs 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, newly returned from a visit to the United States and Canada, praised Ukrainian forces for successes in both areas of a three-month-old counteroffensive, but he gave no indication any new movement forward. Two dead in Russian shelling of southern Ukraine, governor says 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and senior officials have hailed the advances and rejected criticism in the West that the counteroffensive is progressing too slowly. Ukrainian heavy artillery inflicts 'hell' on Russian lines near Bakhmut 2023-09-23T04:00:00Z Now, at a critical moment in the war and with Ukraine running short of artillery shells to drive its counteroffensive, experts, weapons manufacturers and even some government officials are expressing growing doubts. Europe Made a Bold Pledge of Ammunition for Ukraine. Now Comes the Hard Part. 2023-09-23T04:00:00Z Kyiv’s troops are seeking to reclaim it in their counteroffensive in order to deal a psychological blow to Russia. A month after Prigozhin’s suspicious death, the Kremlin is silent on his plane crash and legacy 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z Although a counteroffensive by Ukrainian forces to reclaim territory occupied by Russian troops has bogged down, Zelenskiy reiterated comments from last month in which he predicted victory. Zelenskiy visits Canada with thanks for aid he says helped save thousands 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z This week, though, Ukrainian armored vehicles advanced past Russia’s main anti-tank defenses at one location on the frontline, according to reconnaissance video and commanders, showing slight progress in Kyiv’s halting counteroffensive. Another Step for Ukraine: Armored Vehicles Breach Some Russian Defenses 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z Ukraine has intensified attacks in the Black Sea and Crimea, which was seized and annexed by Russia in 2014, as Ukrainian forces press on with a nearly four-month-old counteroffensive. Ukraine attacks Russian Black Sea navy HQ in Crimea 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z Zelenskiy's U.S. and Canada visits come as Ukraine's summer counteroffensive has hit stubborn Russian defenses, and colder, wetter weather will soon make many rural roads impassable for heavy vehicles. Ukraine's Zelenskiy to visit Canada, address parliament 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z The Associated Press spent two weeks with the brigade for an intimate glimpse into the speed, direction and cost of the counteroffensive. Fighting ‘through hell.’ To reclaim Bakhmut, a Ukrainian brigade must first survive the forest 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z Russia did not comment on the new air strikes, and says Ukraine has been attacking targets inside Russia as Kyiv presses on with a counteroffensive in the east and south against Russia's 19-month-old invasion. Russia hits Ukrainian energy facilities in biggest attack in weeks 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z Moscow says Ukraine has been attacking targets inside Russia as Kyiv presses on with a counteroffensive, and that Ukrainian drones were destroyed over the annexed Crimean peninsula and the Black Sea overnight. Russia strikes Ukrainian energy facilities in biggest attack in weeks 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z Zelensky and his aides believe that foot-dragging by some allies — including, at times, the United States — set the stage for difficulties as the nearly 4-month-old counteroffensive has unfolded in the country’s east and south. Ukrainians are grateful for U.S. military aid. But some ask whether they deserve thanks too 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z The attacks come as Ukraine presses on with a counteroffensive against Russian forces in the east and south. Russian missiles target Ukrainian energy facilities before winter - Kyiv 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z Ukraine has ramped up attacks in the Black Sea and Crimea, which was seized and annexed by Russia in 2014, as Ukrainian forces press on with a nearly four-month-old counteroffensive. Ukrainian attack causes 'serious damage' at Crimea air base - Ukrainian intelligence source 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is making his country’s case to Washington and to the world this week for more money and more weapons, and must persuade his audience that the counteroffensive is working. Inside a Ukrainian brigade’s battle ‘through hell’ to reclaim a village on the way to Bakhmut 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona, who traveled to Kyiv this week, said cutting off U.S. aid during the Ukrainians’ counteroffensive would be “catastrophic” to their efforts. Zelenskyy returns to Washington to face growing dissent among Republicans to US spending for Ukraine 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Despite recent battlefield gains, Ukrainian soldiers fighting on the eastern front say they need more Western weapons to speed up their grinding counteroffensive against Russian forces. Several hundred protesters gather in Armenian capital after Karabakh surrender 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Despite recent battlefield gains, Ukrainian soldiers fighting on the eastern front say they need more Western weapons to speed up their grinding counteroffensive against Russian forces. Russia-Iran ties have reached new level - Russian defence minister 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Despite recent battlefield gains, Ukrainian soldiers fighting on the eastern front say they need more Western weapons to speed up their grinding counteroffensive against Russian forces. Russia's war in Ukraine 'aggravating geopolitical tensions,' UN chief says 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z In an interview with “60 Minutes,” Zelenskyy acknowledged the counteroffensive was slow, but added, “It is important that we are moving forward every day and liberating territory.” Inside a Ukrainian brigade’s battle ‘through hell’ to reclaim a village on the way to Bakhmut 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Despite recent battlefield gains, Ukrainian soldiers fighting on the eastern front say they need more Western weapons to speed up their grinding counteroffensive against Russian forces. Brazil's Lula to meet Ukraine's Zelenskiy after Biden get-together 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Despite recent battlefield gains, Ukrainian soldiers fighting on the eastern front say they need more Western weapons to speed up their grinding counteroffensive against Russian forces. Polish ruling party condemns critical film as migration dominates election campaign 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Despite recent battlefield gains, Ukrainian soldiers fighting on the eastern front say they need more Western weapons to speed up their grinding counteroffensive against Russian forces. U.S. attorney general tells Republicans: 'I am not Congress's prosecutor' 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Despite recent battlefield gains, Ukrainian soldiers fighting on the eastern front say they need more Western weapons to speed up their grinding counteroffensive against Russian forces. US plans $325 million Ukraine aid announcement for Zelenskiy visit, official says 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Social media feeds from the brigade show dozens of funeral announcements since the counteroffensive began. Inside a Ukrainian brigade’s battle ‘through hell’ to reclaim a village on the way to Bakhmut 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Despite recent battlefield gains, Ukrainian soldiers fighting on the eastern front say they need more Western weapons to speed up their grinding counteroffensive against Russian forces. India tells citizens in Canada to exercise caution as relations worsen 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Despite recent battlefield gains, Ukrainian soldiers fighting on the eastern front say they need more Western weapons to speed up their grinding counteroffensive against Russian forces. Republican hopeful DeSantis attacks EVs, emission goals in energy plan 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z The nearly four-month-old counteroffensive has been criticised by some Western officials as too slow, with Ukraine's troops encountering vast minefields and trenches. Ukrainian soldiers hope for Western arms to speed up counteroffensive 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Stoltenberg said he would have preferred to see faster progress in Ukraine's counteroffensive but said its gains in the south and the east were still "enormous". UN General Assembly: Ukraine urgently needs air defenses -NATO head 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z Mr. Zelenskyy pushed a similar message, while also steering clear of mentioning the status of Ukraine’s struggling summer counteroffensive against Russian defensive lines in Ukraine’s south and east. Zelenskyy accuses Russia of ‘genocide’ in fiery U.N. address 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z Troops from both sides are currently engaged in fierce battles in the country’s east, where Ukrainian forces are making slow but steady advances as part of a grinding counteroffensive. Russian drone attack on a city in western Ukraine sparks an inferno at a warehouse and kills 1 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z The plea for more armaments came as Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russian invaders moves slowly forward. U.S. Abrams tanks arriving soon in Ukraine; Austin urges allies to produce more artillery shells 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z At the same time, Ukrainian forces have been making slow progress breaking through Russian battle lines in a counteroffensive that has not moved as quickly or as well as initially hoped. US defense chief urges nations to dig deep and give Ukraine more much-needed air defense systems 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z Grossi said military operations are increasing near Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is on the front line of the Ukrainian counteroffensive. ‘Stop it!’ UN’s nuclear chief pushes Iran to end block on international inspectors 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z The counteroffensive is likely to be at the center of discussions later this week, when Mr. Zelenskyy visits Washington. Zelenskyy accuses Russia of ‘genocide’ in fiery U.N. address 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z Zelenskyy has continued to drum up funding and support for new weapons as the counteroffensive Ukraine launched in June approaches what could be its final weeks before wet weather slows progress. Russian drone attack on a city in western Ukraine sparks an inferno at a warehouse and kills 1 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z Ukraine reported on Monday its troops had recaptured more territory on the eastern front and advanced in the south in its military counteroffensive against Russian forces. US Representative Wexton won't seek reelection after new diagnosis 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z Ukraine reported on Monday its troops had recaptured more territory on the eastern front and advanced in the south in its military counteroffensive against Russian forces. Libyans protest against authorities in flood-hit Derna 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z Ukraine reported on Monday its troops had recaptured more territory on the eastern front and advanced in the south in its military counteroffensive against Russian forces. Nine army personnel casualties in an accident near Cairo 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z Ukraine reported on Monday its troops had recaptured more territory on the eastern front and advanced in the south in its military counteroffensive against Russian forces. Vietnam activists to seek US refuge after Biden administration deal -US officials 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z Ukraine reported on Monday its troops had recaptured more territory on the eastern front and advanced in the south in its military counteroffensive against Russian forces. Iran's Raisi says five Americans were released purely on humanitarian grounds 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z Russia has continued its campaign of air strikes and shelling across Ukraine as Kyiv mounted a counteroffensive to try to push back Moscow's forces following their invasion nearly 19 months ago. Four killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine - Ukrainian officials 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z During its three-month-old counteroffensive, Ukraine has reported slow, steady progress against entrenched Russian positions, retaking a string of villages and advancing on the flanks of Bakhmut, but taking no major settlements. Ukraine retakes more territory in the east, south in counteroffensive 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z The gains have been among the most significant in Ukraine's counteroffensive, which began in June and has struggled to break through entrenched Russian lines. Ukraine recaptures village near Bakhmut, Zelenskiy says 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z On Saturday, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported heavy fighting and partial success of its forces as part of Ukraine's counteroffensive to reclaim land occupied by Russia in its 19-month invasion. Five killed, one wounded in Donetsk, Russian-installed official says 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z And a military spokesperson said Ukrainian troops were making headway in both the east and south -- the two main theatres of Ukraine's counteroffensive in the 18-month-old war against Russian invaders. Russia, Ukraine dispute control over devastated village of Andriivka 2023-09-16T04:00:00Z Mr. Sullivan said the aid package comes at a crucial time in the war as Russia seeks help from other countries like North Korea and its counteroffensive continues to make progress. Zelenskyy to visit Washington as Congress debates $24B in Ukraine aid 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z Ukraine’s General Staff said Ukrainian forces also inflicted heavy losses on Russian troops in the nearby village of Klishchiivka as part of the counteroffensive. Ukrainian forces reclaim a village in the east as part of counteroffensive 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z Ukraine launched a long-anticipated counteroffensive in June that has recaptured more than a dozen villages but has been complicated by vast minefields and heavily entrenched Russian forces. Russia keeps up 'active defence' on Ukrainian front - Shoigu 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z The Ukrainian military, which launched a counteroffensive in early June, took the unusual step of publicly claiming responsibility for the strike, something it does not typically do for attacks on Russia or the Crimea peninsula. Ukraine says it hit Russian naval targets in attack on Crimea 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z Putin said many potential mediators had asked him if Russia was ready to stop fighting but said that Russia could hardly do so when it was facing a Ukrainian counteroffensive. Putin signals he expects long war in Ukraine, is not betting on Trump 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z But appeals by Zelenskiy and his lieutenants are now more strident as Ukraine's military presses its steady, but relatively slow, counteroffensive in Russian-occupied areas. Ukraine's Zelenskiy, allies call for greater focus on war 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z Ukrainian forces launched their much-anticipated counteroffensive more than three months ago. Ukrainian forces reclaim a village in the east as part of counteroffensive 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z Ukrainian forces have since retaken Kherson’s namesake local capital and are pressing a counteroffensive in Zaporizhzhia that has been making slow progress. Russia’s election commission says the ruling party wins the most votes in occupied Ukrainian regions 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z They called it the "road of death" after the number of Russian soldiers killed there when Ukrainian forces retook the southeastern village of Blahodatne at the start of their counteroffensive in June. Ukraine collects Russian bodies on 'road of death' in retaken southeast 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z Ukrainian troops have regained control of about 49 square km near Bakhmut since the start of the counteroffensive in early June, Maliar said. Ukraine says it regains more territory in counteroffensive 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z The Ukrainian counteroffensive launched in June has concentrated on securing clusters of villages in the country's east and south. Ukraine's Zelenskiy, allies call for greater focus on war 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z Ukraine, which in June began a gruelling counteroffensive to liberate the lands, has been slowly regaining territory in the Zaporizhzhia region and has also claimed some advances in Donetsk around the city of Bakhmut. Russian regional vote delivers strong result for Putin amid claims of rigging 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z Ukrainian forces have held on to Bakhmut’s western suburbs and are pushing a counteroffensive in the area. Russian strikes on Ukraine kill 2 foreign aid workers, target Kyiv 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z “The use of attack aviation has posed a consistent challenge for Ukrainian forces throughout the counteroffensive,” the Royal United Services Institute said in an analysis. Russia is turning to old ally North Korea to resupply its arsenal for the war in Ukraine 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z Kyiv has retaken a series of villages and settlements in the counteroffensive, but its soldiers have been hampered by vast Russian minefields and trenches. Ukraine says it regains more territory in counteroffensive 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z Ukraine launched a much-vaunted counteroffensive this summer that has retaken more than a dozen villages in the south and east over three months, but has been complicated by vast minefields and heavily entrenched Russian forces. Ukraine's counteroffensive to continue after onset of bad weather, spy chief says 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z In the occupied part of the Zaporizhzhia region, where the counteroffensive efforts are focused, Moscow-installed authorities declared a holiday on Friday for the voting. Russia holds elections in occupied Ukrainian regions in an effort to tighten its grip there 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday singled out military units in the east and south for their actions against Russian troops and other officials reported some breakthroughs in a counteroffensive to reclaim Russian-occupied territory. Uganda says its operations in Congo have killed 567 IS-allied fighters 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday singled out military units in the east and south for their actions against Russian troops and other officials reported some breakthroughs in a counteroffensive to reclaim Russian-occupied territory. Explainer: New submarines and nuclear drones: Why is North Korea developing its navy? 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday singled out military units in the east and south for their actions against Russian troops and other officials reported some breakthroughs in a counteroffensive to reclaim Russian-occupied territory. Hong Kong, Shenzhen deluged by heaviest rain on record, 83 hurt 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z "Combat actions will continue in one way or another. In the cold, wet and mud, it is more difficult to fight. Fighting will continue. The counteroffensive will continue," Budanov said. Ukraine's counteroffensive to continue after onset of bad weather, spy chief says 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday singled out military units in the east and south for their actions against Russian troops and other officials reported some breakthroughs in a counteroffensive to reclaim Russian-occupied territory. Yellen says she will press for IMF, World Bank resources at G20 summit 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z In the occupied part of the Zaporizhzhia region, where the counteroffensive efforts are focused, Moscow-installed authorities declared a holiday for Friday, the first day of voting. Russia holds elections in occupied Ukrainian regions in an effort to tighten its grip there 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z Ukraine began its counteroffensive in June and has focused on retaking Bakhmut, seized by Russian troops in May, and capturing clusters of villages in the south. Ukraine reports some successes in counteroffensive against Russian forces 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z The aid comes as the Biden administration works to show its continued support for Ukraine’s three-month-old counteroffensive, as troops try to break through Russian defenses and clear vast mine fields. US announces new $600 million aid package for Ukraine to boost counteroffensive 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z The West supplied billions of dollars of military equipment and trained up thousands of Ukrainian fighters for the counteroffensive to help Kyiv try to regain territory. Ukraine's counteroffensive to continue after onset of bad weather, spy chief says 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z Western officials hope those vehicles will aid in Ukraine’s counteroffensive, which has begun to gain ground in recent weeks, U.S. officials have said, as Kyiv slowly pierces Russia’s heavily fortified defensive lines in eastern Ukraine. Army overhauls M1 Abrams tank upgrade plan, will build quicker battlefield vehicle 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z By embracing cluster munitions to keep this summer’s counteroffensive moving forward, Ukraine and the United States have opened themselves to human rights concerns about their long-term threat to civilians who inadvertently trigger unexploded bombs. Ukrainians Embrace Cluster Munitions, but Are They Helping? 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z Ukraine’s highly anticipated counteroffensive got a sluggish start as it tried — often in vain — to punch through heavily fortified Russian lines, triggering more doubts about the country’s ability to prevail over a much-larger foe. In wartime Ukraine, Blinken must make case for U.S. commitment despite sagging support at home 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z The announcement coincides with top U.S. diplomat Antony Blinken's visit to Kyiv in a gesture of support as a Ukraine counteroffensive against Russian forces grinds into its fourth month with only small gains. US to send controversial depleted-uranium munitions to Ukraine 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z But the slow progress of the counteroffensive has sparked concerns among Kyiv's supporters that the West could struggle to maintain the scale of military aid to keep Ukraine battling on at the same intensity. Ukraine's counteroffensive to continue after onset of bad weather, spy chief says 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z Blinken, the first top U.S. official to visit Kyiv since the counteroffensive began in early June, announced a new package of U.S. wartime assistance worth more than $1 billion, including support for Ukraine's air defences. Blinken hails Kyiv's pushback against Russia in visit clouded by attack 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z In comments as he began his meeting with Zelenskiy, Blinken said he was encouraged by the results of the counteroffensive so far. Deadly market attack in Ukraine clouds Blinken visit 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z The Times reported that on Democrats will launch a multimillion-dollar advertising counteroffensive over the next three weeks, intended to "inflict maximum political pain on legislators who vote to block Justice Protasiewicz from serving." Wisconsin GOP makes push to impeach newly seated liberal judge 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z Shared priorities will be discussed with the state of Ukraine’s counteroffensive high on the agenda, a senior U.S. Russian shelling of an eastern Ukrainian city kills 16 and wounds dozens, the prime minister says 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z "Our counteroffensive is happening in several directions," Budanov said, acknowledging that progress had been slower than he had wanted and describing the situation as difficult. Ukraine's counteroffensive to continue after onset of bad weather, spy chief says 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z Blinken arrived in Kyiv on Wednesday in a gesture of support as Ukraine's counteroffensive against Russian forces grinds into its fourth month with only small gains. Kremlin, on Blinken's Kyiv visit, says U.S. is ready to fund war to 'the last Ukrainian' 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z The State Department official said Washington wanted to discuss how the counteroffensive was going and assess battlefield needs as well as any steps that might be required to shore up Ukraine's energy security before winter. Blinken visits Ukraine in show of support as counteroffensive grinds on 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z In any case, he added, Wagner was more suited for offensive operations than the defensive posture Russia has taken to thwart Ukraine’s ongoing counteroffensive. After death of Russia's Wagner chief, what happens to his mercenary army? 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z Blinken aims to get a view on how the counteroffensive is progressing and what kind of support is needed, including materials to break through dense Russian defenses with winter approaching. Russian shelling of an eastern Ukrainian city kills 16 and wounds dozens, the prime minister says 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z Russia, which launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, has said that the Ukrainian counteroffensive has failed. Ukraine's counteroffensive to continue after onset of bad weather, spy chief says 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kyiv on Wednesday in a gesture of support as Ukraine's counteroffensive against Russian forces grinds into its fourth month with only small gains. Blinken visits Ukraine in gesture of support as counteroffensive grinds on 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z It is in the south that the Ukrainian brigades have made most recent battlefield gains as the counteroffensive inches forward under heavy fire. Russia says southeast Ukraine is now the main focus of fighting in the war 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z THE BATTLE: Ukraine’s counteroffensive, launched in early June, aims to reclaim land in the south and east of the country. Battlefield Update: The entrenchments Ukraine is encountering are ‘not as strong,’ an army spokesman says. 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z Western analysts and military officials caution that the counteroffensive’s success is far from certain. Russian shelling of an eastern Ukrainian city kills 16 and wounds dozens, the prime minister says 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z Kyiv says its troops are gradually pushing back Russian forces in the south after 18 months of occupation, but that fighting is heavy three months into the counteroffensive. Ukrainian mortar squads say they meet fierce Russian resistance 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z Media reports have cited unidentified U.S. officials as saying the Ukrainian counteroffensive has been too slow and hindered by poor tactics - criticism that angered Ukrainian officials and prompted Kuleba to tell critics to "shut up". Blinken visits Ukraine in gesture of support as counteroffensive grinds on 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z The request for the massive cash infusion comes as Kyiv launches a counteroffensive against the Russian invasion. Congress returns to try to stave off a government shutdown while GOP weighs impeachment inquiry 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z Ukraine has now taken back about 47 square km of territory around Bakhmut since starting its counteroffensive in early June, Maliar wrote on the Telegram messaging app. Ukraine says it retakes more ground as Zelenskiy visits front lines 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z He was expected to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top officials to discuss the ongoing counteroffensive and reconstruction efforts. Russian shelling of an eastern Ukrainian city kills 16 and wounds dozens, the prime minister says 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z A three-month-old counteroffensive against Russian forces in the south and east has been criticised by some Western officials for making slow progress, but Reznikov was not seen as involved in day-to-day military operations. Ukraine's defence minister resigns in wartime shakeup 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z Ukraine has now taken back about 47 square km of territory since starting its counteroffensive in early June, Maliar wrote on the Telegram messaging app. Ukraine reports advances on eastern and southern fronts 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z The meeting takes place against a backdrop of more than 18 months of war and Ukraine’s recent counteroffensive. The Turkish president is to meet Putin with the aim of reviving the Ukraine grain export deal 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z Kyiv officials have bristled at criticism in Western media reports that the counteroffensive has been too slow and hindered by poor tactics -- particularly positioning troops in too many locations. Ukraine says it retakes more ground as Zelenskiy visits front lines 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z Ukraine rarely takes direct responsibility for such drone strikes but says destroying Russian military infrastructure helps a counteroffensive Kyiv began in June. Russia says Ukraine launched drone attacks on Kursk region 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z Western military aid has played a crucial role in the war, as Ukraine first forced back Russian troops around the capital Kyiv before launching counteroffensives in the northeast and south. Ukraine's Zelenskiy moves to replace wartime defense minister 2023-09-03T04:00:00Z Mr. Zelenskyy offered little detail about exactly why he decided to make the change, which takes place at a crucial moment for the Ukrainian military’s counteroffensive. Zelenskyy calls for new defense minister, says Ukraine needs ‘new approaches’ amid counteroffensive 2023-09-03T04:00:00Z The Kremlin tactic threatens to further slow the pace of the counteroffensive that was launched almost three months ago. Russians press Ukraine in the northeast to distract from more important battles in counteroffensive 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z The West has poured in many billions of dollars to help the counteroffensive and Kyiv says it needs more. Ukraine troops are 'moving forward', Zelenskiy says in rebuff to critics 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z Recent weapons aid packages for Ukraine have included artillery, air defense missiles and ground vehicles as Ukraine's counteroffensive grinds on. Exclusive: US to send controversial depleted-uranium munitions to Ukraine -sources 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z Ukraine's counteroffensive has not yet recaptured any major settlements, though it has retaken more than a dozen small villages. Ukraine says troops breach Russian lines, heavier defences lie ahead 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z Nearly three months since launching a much vaunted counteroffensive using hundreds of billions of dollars of Western military equipment, Ukraine has recaptured more than a dozen villages but has yet to penetrate Russia's main defences. Ukraine tells critics of slow counteroffensive to 'shut up' 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z Privately, some of Ukraine’s allies have expressed concern that the counteroffensive may come up short. Russians press Ukraine in the northeast to distract from more important battles in counteroffensive 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z The much-vaunted counteroffensive, which is nearing the three-month mark, has retaken more than a dozen villages but no major settlements with soldiers hampered by vast Russian minefields and defensive lines. Ukraine troops are 'moving forward', Zelenskiy says in rebuff to critics 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z Meantime, a Ukrainian counteroffensive launched in June is chipping away at some parts of the front line, Kyiv officials claim. Zelenskyy says Ukraine has developed a long-range weapon, a day after a strike deep inside Russia 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z He said Ukraine's Western allies, who have poured in billions of dollars of weaponry to help the counteroffensive, understood there could be no kind of "compromise" with Moscow in the war. Ukraine says troops breach Russian lines, heavier defences lie ahead 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z Ukraine has made a crackdown on graft a priority as it presses on with a counteroffensive 18 months into Russia's invasion. Ukraine's Zelenskiy decries corruption in military medical exemptions 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z George Barros, an analyst with the U.S-based Institute for the Study of War think tank, challenged assessments that the counteroffensive is not going well. Russians press Ukraine in the northeast to distract from more important battles in counteroffensive 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z Russia has already described the Ukrainian counteroffensive as a failure. Ukraine troops are 'moving forward', Zelenskiy says in rebuff to critics 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z The analyst tells me Russian officers in Ukraine, in the face of Kyiv's counteroffensive, are "nervous" because "they're just hanging on". Nerves and patriotism in Moscow after 18 months of war 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z Kupiansk has been under regular Russian artillery bombardment for months, and Russia hopes Ukraine will siphon soldiers away from its counteroffensive to come to the city’s defense. Wednesday Briefing 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z Ukrainian troops began a counteroffensive in the east and south in early June but have made slow progress through Russian minefields and trenches blocking their southern push. US announces $250 million in new military aid for Ukraine 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z Kyiv has never explicitly stated its goals for the counteroffensive, apart from saying it seeks to restore Ukraine’s 1991 territorial borders. Russians press Ukraine in the northeast to distract from more important battles in counteroffensive 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z Russian forces are trying to advance in the front as Kyiv continues a counteroffensive in the east and south that it began in early June. One person killed in Russian shelling of northeastern town of Kupiansk 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z Ukraine’s military said on Monday that its forces had retaken the southern village of Robotyne, a tactical victory that underlines the immense challenge Kyiv’s counteroffensive faces in punching through deep and dense Russian defenses. Ukraine Says It Retook a Village, a Win That Highlights the Rough Going 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z On Monday, Ukraine said its troops had liberated the southeastern settlement of Robotyne and were trying to push farther south in their two-month-old counteroffensive against occupying Russian forces. Five killed in Russian attacks in Ukraine, Ukrainian officials say 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z Ukrainian forces are also fighting Russian troops in eastern Ukraine, and progress has been slower than had been widely expected in the counteroffensive because they have encountered vast Russian minefields and trenches. Ukraine says it liberates strategic southeastern settlement 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z A Ukrainian counteroffensive liberated them in September, lifting the invaded country’s spirits. An evacuation order finds few followers in northeast Ukraine despite Russia’s push to retake region 2023-08-27T04:00:00Z The crash and deaths are a major upset for Ukraine as it prepares to receive up to 61 F-16 fighter jets from its allies, in a bid to step up its counteroffensive. Ukraine war: Fighter ace and two other pilots killed in mid-air crash 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z Russian forces have managed to push forward around the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kupiansk in recent weeks as Kyiv’s forces have made slow headway in their continuing counteroffensive in the south and the east. Ukrainian Commander Urges More Defenses in the Northeast 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z Ukraine launched a counteroffensive in June, but well-prepared Russian defence lines reinforced by minefields have slowed their southward advance towards the Sea of Azov. Ukraine will speed up advance on southern front -commander 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z “This is not about the counteroffensive that they’re conducting right now.” U.S. will start training Ukrainian pilots on F-16s at Arizona air base 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z On Sunday, Denmark and the Netherlands pledged to donate F-16s to Ukraine, fulfilling a longstanding wish by Ukraine that it says will help strengthen air defenses and aid its counteroffensive against Russia's 2022 invasion. Ukrainian pilots to receive F-16 training in US 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z But commemorations were muted, coming amid a grinding counteroffensive that has exacted heavy casualties while resulting in mainly incremental territorial gains thus far. Charred wreckage, burning questions: Is Putin's grip on power strengthened or his weakness exposed? 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z Now, Ukraine’s forces are struggling forward in another counteroffensive, this time, in a campaign to retake territory in the south and the east. Ukrainians Mark Another Independence Day as the War Rages On 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z A U.S. official said last week that Ukrainian forces did not appear likely to be able to reach and retake Melitopol in their counteroffensive, intended to split Russian forces in the south. Ukraine will speed up advance on southern front -commander 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z The new weapons have allowed Ukraine to launch a grinding counteroffensive. Ukraine marks Independence Day and vows to keep fighting Russia as it remembers the fallen 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z Ukrainian troops began their counteroffensive to regain lost territory in early June, but progress has been slow as they encountered vast Russian minefields and trenches, particularly in the southeast. Zelenskiy vows to end Russian occupation of Crimea, defends strategy 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z Ukraine began a counteroffensive in early June to try to regain the territory occupied by Russia. Zelenskiy says Ukraine will end Russian occupation of Crimea 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z Drone attacks in Russian territory have become more frequent as Ukraine wages its grueling counteroffensive. Ukrainian Drones Target Moscow and a Russian Border Region, Officials Say 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z After pushing back Russian forces in 2022, it has failed to make major inroads against well-dug in Russian troops since launching a new counteroffensive in early June. Blood and billions: the cost of Russia's war in Ukraine 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z The announcement coincides with heavily mined Russian defence lines slowing down a Ukrainian counteroffensive to recapture territory seized by Russia since its forces invaded in February 2022. Netherlands to supply Ukraine with a thousand chargers for remote demining 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z He said Ukrainian troops were advancing in the counteroffensive but set no time frame for retaking Crimea or other occupied territory. Zelenskiy vows to end Russian occupation of Crimea, defends strategy 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z The main goal of the counteroffensive is to cut off Russian supply lines in southern Ukraine by severing the so-called land bridge between Russia and the occupied Crimean Peninsula. Ukraine’s Forces and Firepower Are Misallocated, U.S. Officials Say 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Advancing in the area could enable Ukrainian forces to begin operating beyond the densest of the Russian minefields that have held up the counteroffensive launched in early June, it said. Ukraine says it gains foothold in strategic southeastern village 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z The Netherlands and Denmark announced Sunday they will give F-16 warplanes to Ukraine, a long-awaited announcement that Zelenskyy called an important motivation for his country’s forces, embroiled in a difficult counteroffensive against Russia. Danish defense minister swaps places with economy minister days after donation of F-16s to Ukraine 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Not just with its own counteroffensive, which is bringing progress slower than many hoped, but also with how it motivates its citizens to fight. Ukraine war: The men who don't want to fight 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z The Ukrainian military said the jet was vital to the success of its counteroffensive, which has proceeded slowly since its launch in early June, as it would prevent Russian fighter jets attacking advancing forces. Ukraine's Zelenskiy says F-16s make him 'confident' that Russia will lose the war 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z Its armed forces are still using aging Soviet-era combat planes, and its counteroffensive against Russian positions is advancing without air support in what analysts say is a major handicap. Zelenskyy thanks Denmark for pledging to send F-16s for use against Russia’s invading forces 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z It was the first days of the Ukrainian counteroffensive, in which her loved one was participating in an assault unit. AP PHOTOS: Hiding beneath normality, daily life in Kyiv conceals the burdens of war 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z Ukrainian pilots have begun training on U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets in a development that could shift the balance of Kyiv’s counteroffensive against Russian invaders after 18 months of war. Ukrainian pilots getting first training on long-awaited F-16s 2023-08-20T04:00:00Z Now 10 weeks into its most ambitious counteroffensive, with heavy casualties and equipment losses, questions have been growing about whether Ukraine can punch through Russian lines. On the Front Lines, Ukrainians Are Buoyed to Be on the Offensive 2023-08-20T04:00:00Z Kyiv this week has claimed counteroffensive gains on the southeastern front, regaining control of the village of Urozhaine in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region on Wednesday. Russian missile attack kills 7 in northern Ukrainian city as Zelenskyy visits NATO candidate Sweden 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z Ukraine this week has claimed counteroffensive gains on the southeastern front, regaining control of the village of Urozhaine in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region on Wednesday. Zelenskyy visits NATO candidate Sweden for 1st time since full-scale war with Russia 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z With Ukraine's counteroffensive struggling to break through entrenched Russian lines and Moscow's stretched military resources and dissent in the ranks, both sides have measured recent successes by taking control of tiny villages. Putin meets top generals in charge of Russia's war efforts in Ukraine 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z Kyiv recently launched a long-anticipated counteroffensive against the Kremlin’s forces without air cover, placing its troops at the mercy of Russian aviation and artillery. Ukrainian pilots getting first training on long-awaited F-16s 2023-08-20T04:00:00Z One of his most recent nuclear threats came late last month amid Ukraine’s slow-moving counteroffensive operation in the eastern part of the country. From liberal ‘dove’ to Kremlin’s bomb-thrower: Dmitry Medvedev’s curious evolution 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z Ukrainian forces do not appear likely to reach and retake the Russian-occupied strategic southeastern city of Melitopol during their counteroffensive aimed at winning back territory from Moscow's army, a U.S. official said on Friday. At Camp David, US, South Korea and Japan agree to deepen military ties, condemn China 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z Ukrainian forces do not appear likely to reach and retake the Russian-occupied strategic southeastern city of Melitopol during their counteroffensive aimed at winning back territory from Moscow's army, a U.S. official said on Friday. Senegal village mourns scores lost on drifting migrant boat 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z Ukrainian forces do not appear likely to reach and retake the Russian-occupied strategic southeastern city of Melitopol during their counteroffensive aimed at winning back territory from Moscow's army, a U.S. official said on Friday. One dead after Russia shells village near Ukrainian Kherson - prosecutor's office 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z Ukrainian forces do not appear likely to reach and retake the Russian-occupied strategic southeastern city of Melitopol during their counteroffensive aimed at winning back territory from Moscow's army, a U.S. official said on Friday. Major takeaways from US, Japan, South Korea summit 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z The U.S. official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, was citing an intelligence report on Melitopol but the prediction is largely in line with Washington's view that the counteroffensive is going slower than expected. Ukrainian forces could fail to retake strategic city of Melitopol -US official 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z But they said the slaughter intensified this year in eastern Ukraine and has continued at a steady clip as a nearly three-month-old counteroffensive drags on. Troop Deaths and Injuries in Ukraine War Near 500,000, U.S. Officials Say 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z It recently launched a long-anticipated counteroffensive against the Kremlin’s forces without air cover, placing its troops at the mercy of Russian aviation and artillery. Dutch defense minister says the U.S. has approved the delivery of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z Now the failure of Ukraine's long-delayed "spring counteroffensive" has left Ukraine in a weaker position, both on the battlefield and at the still empty negotiating table. What's next in Ukraine as U.S.-backed "counteroffensive" grinds to a halt? 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z Ukraine’s counteroffensive, which began two months ago, has a chance of prevailing without the fighter jets, experts say, but it is likely to be far more difficult. Allies to Be Allowed to Send F-16s to Ukraine, U.S. Official Says 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z The moves come as Ukraine is trying to make headway in a counteroffensive to retake occupied territory that has been hampered by minefields and Russian defences in the southeast. Ukraine tells military-age citizens to 'overcome their fear' in recruitment campaign 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z A spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force said the advanced planes won’t arrive by winter, meaning they won’t play a role in the latest counteroffensive push. Ukraine Says Kyiv Won’t Receive F-16 Fighter Jets This Year 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z But the fact that progress in Kyiv’s counteroffensive is measured by the recapture of small villages reinforces how difficult the fighting has become. Thursday Briefing 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z Kyiv says its counteroffensive is progressing slower than it wanted because of vast Russian minefields and prepared Russian defensive lines. Ukraine retakes village but warns of trouble in northeast - Kyiv 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z On the war’s front line, Ukrainian officials claimed another milestone in Kyiv’s grinding counteroffensive, with Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar saying troops have retaken a village in the eastern Donetsk region. Russia hits Ukrainian grain depots again as a foreign ship tries out Kyiv’s new Black Sea corridor 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z The attacks on Ukraine's grain followed its launch of a Western-backed counteroffensive in early June to try to dislodge Russian forces the territory they occupy in the south and east. Cargo ship leaves Ukrainian port despite Russian threat of attack 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z Kyiv says its counteroffensive push is progressing slower than it wanted because of vast Russian minefields and prepared Russian defensive lines. Ukraine retakes southeast village of Urozhaine from Russian forces - Kyiv 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z Desperate, the Germans launched a counteroffensive through eastern Belgium’s forested Ardennes region. Laser mapping reveals detailed secrets of one World War II’s most notorious battle 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z A Ukrainian counteroffensive has so far failed to yield major territorial success. Russia's Shoigu says Ukraine depleted, war showing weakness of Western weapons 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z Ukrainian troops have made only incremental gains since launching a counteroffensive in early June. 7 killed in Ukraine’s Kherson region, including a 23-day-old baby girl 2023-08-13T04:00:00Z Ukraine launched a counteroffensive in June, attempting to retake swathes of territory captured by Russia in the south and east of the country. Ukrainian forces seek to pierce Russian lines in south, Russian-installed official 2023-08-13T04:00:00Z However, Ukraine is pressing ahead with a counteroffensive in which it claimed further progress on Saturday. Ukraine border guards remind Russia Snake Island is again theirs 2023-08-12T04:00:00Z Ukraine almost never publicly claims responsibility for the attacks but has said destroying Russia's military infrastructure is crucial for Kyiv's counteroffensive. Russia says it destroys 20 Ukrainian drones over Crimea 2023-08-12T04:00:00Z Top Pentagon officials are acknowledging that the pace of Ukraine’s long-awaited counteroffensive isn’t moving as swiftly as some analysts had anticipated following Kyiv’s early successes against Russian occupiers. U.S. sticking with Kyiv even with the slow pace of Ukraine’s counteroffensive 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z Kuleba also played down the notion that Kyiv's slow-moving counteroffensive to reclaim Russian-occupied territory, launched in June, could dampen Western support for Ukraine at a critical time and force it into negotiations. Ukraine says Saudi talks were 'breakthrough', Kyiv has more to offer Africa than Russia 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z Ukrainian forces have made slow progress in a counteroffensive against Russian troops, and the U.S. and European allies have pledged more help. Biden to seek an extra $25 billion for Ukraine and disaster relief 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z The incidents have come against the backdrop of Ukraine’s ongoing counteroffensive, which Ukrainian and Western officials have warned will be a long slog against the Kremlin’s deeply entrenched forces. Russia intercepts drones heading for Moscow for the second straight day 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z The attacks suggest that the effort to push Russia’s war deep into its own territory was picking up pace amid Ukraine’s marathon counteroffensive to take back occupied territory. Russia Destroys Drones Near Moscow, as Attacks Far From the Front Line Intensify 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z Those incidents occurred against the backdrop of Ukraine’s ongoing counteroffensive, which Ukrainian and Western officials have warned will be a long slog against the Kremlin’s deeply entrenched forces. Russian officials say 2 drones approaching Moscow were shot down overnight, blame Ukraine 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z But he said it is too early to draw conclusions about whether the counteroffensive will succeed. ‘Acceptable levels of risk’: Backing Ukraine won’t deplete U.S. arsenal, Milley says 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z In order to understand Ukraine’s slow counteroffensive, The Times spent two weeks with Ukrainian marines trained and supplied by NATO. Tuesday Briefing: Elite Chinese Generals Ousted 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z The Pentagon is to provide Ukraine with another $200 million in weapons and ammunition to help sustain the counteroffensive, according to U.S. officials. Russia intercepts drones heading for Moscow for the second straight day 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z Ukraine launched a counteroffensive at the start of the summer, attempting to retake swathes of territory captured by Russia in the south and east of the country. Ukrainian troops creating conditions to advance - commander-in-chief 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z The marines were careful not to judge the performance of others in the opening assaults of the counteroffensive. ‘It’s Not a Sprint,’ Ukraine’s Marines Insist. ‘It’s a Marathon.’ 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z Kyiv, which is carrying out a counteroffensive, says it remains committed to retaking all of its territory, including Crimea. Russia's Medvedev suggests Ukrainian ports will be hit again 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z Ukraine launched a counteroffensive in June focusing on moving southward to the Sea of Azov and severing a Russian land bridge between the occupied east and the annexed Crimean peninsula. Ukraine aims to retake ground by Bakhmut, Russia says it repelled attacks 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z Fighting has intensified in multiple regions as Ukraine’s military steps up a counteroffensive to reclaim Russian-occupied territory. Russian shelling hits a landmark church in the Ukrainian city of Kherson 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z Russian forces withdrew from Kherson last November in the face of a Ukrainian counteroffensive. Russian shelling hits a landmark church in the Ukrainian city of Kherson 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z The battalion commander, Oleksandr, said that casualties were so high during the counteroffensive in Kherson last year that he had been forced to replace the members of his unit three times. ‘It’s Not a Sprint,’ Ukraine’s Marines Insist. ‘It’s a Marathon.’ 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z The first several weeks of Ukraine’s long-awaited counteroffensive have not been kind to the Ukrainian troops who were trained and armed by the United States and its allies. Ukrainian Troops Trained by the West Stumble in Battle 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z The country’s nationalist bloggers have tried to portray the attacks as an act of desperation by Ukraine, aimed at creating media noise because the Ukrainian counteroffensive is sputtering. A Drone Strike in Moscow and a Message: Russia Is Not Safe 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z The Zaporizhzhia region has seen some of the fiercest fighting of recent weeks, since Ukraine launched a counteroffensive in early June. Russian chief of staff shown visiting troops near front line in Ukraine 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z Army commander in Europe, said that the strikes in Russia should be seen in the context of Ukraine’s counteroffensive to retake Russian-occupied land in the south and east of the country. Small Strikes and Big Ambitions in Ukraine’s Attacks on Russia 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z “The enemy is strong and cunning. So this counteroffensive requires steady preparation.” ‘It’s Not a Sprint,’ Ukraine’s Marines Insist. ‘It’s a Marathon.’ 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z Extensive minefields laid by Russian forces are proving among the toughest obstacles facing Ukraine’s counteroffensive, and the tools that Kyiv’s military has for removing them are inadequate, according to experts. Extensive Minefields Impede Ukraine’s Counteroffensive, Military Analysts Say. 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z His government, which calls Russia's invasion an imperial-style land grab, has reported slow but steady progress in its counteroffensive, saying that Russian mines and fortifications along the front line are proving a challenge. Girl and her mother killed in Russian strikes as Ukraine reports frontline progress 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z It came amid Ukraine’s major counteroffensive operation in the disputed Donbas region of Ukraine. Armed drones attack Moscow for third time in a week; one injured 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z The counteroffensive has largely been a brutal lesson for Ukrainian troops, who have struggled to seize back territory across the southern region of Zaporizhzhia. Amid the Counterattack’s Deadly Slog, a Glimmer of Success for Ukraine 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z He said it had been wrong to think that the counteroffensive would be swift and easy, adding that when the military commanders found a weakness where they could push through, they would. ‘It’s Not a Sprint,’ Ukraine’s Marines Insist. ‘It’s a Marathon.’ 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z In the initial phase of Kyiv’s counteroffensive, which began in early June, Ukrainian forces took significant casualties and were slowed in part because of those minefields. Extensive Minefields Impede Ukraine’s Counteroffensive, Military Analysts Say. 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z On this, my latest trip to Ukraine, I had left Odesa for Kyiv, then traveled east on my way to the front lines of the counteroffensive. Putin’s attack on Odesa is truly the act of a terrorist state | Trudy Rubin 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z But its overall synopsis of fighting in the past day didn’t indicate significant advances in Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russian-held areas. Russia says a Ukrainian drone was shot down outside Moscow 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z His brigade, the 23rd, was one of nine newly formed, Western-trained units prepared and equipped for the counteroffensive. Amid the Counterattack’s Deadly Slog, a Glimmer of Success for Ukraine 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z But some brigades suffered heavy losses in the initial stages of this summer’s counteroffensive, struggling to advance against the formidable Russian defenses. ‘It’s Not a Sprint,’ Ukraine’s Marines Insist. ‘It’s a Marathon.’ 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z Militarily, Ukraine’s counteroffensive is trying to punch through Russian minefields. Ukraine faces the deadly threat of land mines as Russians retreat That has made the counteroffensive slow going, frustrating Ukrainians and international supporters. The next stage of the counteroffensive appears to be taking shape. 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z “The enemy has not succeeded in any of the sectors of combat activity. All attempts at the counteroffensive have been stopped,” Mr. Putin said. Ukraine steps up pace of counteroffensive against Russian occupiers 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z The United States and other Western allies have trained more than 63,000 Ukrainian troops in preparation for the counteroffensive and have provided thousands of armored vehicles, figures that continue to rise. Ukraine’s Stepped-Up Assault Grinds Forward, but Scale Is Unclear 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z The village lies to the south of a cluster of small settlements that Ukraine recaptured during a counteroffensive it began early in June against Russian forces who hold swathes of southern and eastern Ukraine. Ukraine recaptures Staromaiorske village in southeast - video posted by Zelenskiy 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z Land mines have proved a formidable obstacle for Ukraine’s military, bogging down assaults during its counteroffensive and disabling armored vehicles. Ukraine faces the deadly threat of land mines as Russians retreat Ukraine has recaptured a string of villages but no big towns since launching its counteroffensive in the Russian-occupied south and east in early June. Ukraine's sappers advance slowly through Russian minefields 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z Mr. Gady said Western support of Ukraine should continue as there is still the prospect that the counteroffensive will make gains on the battlefield. Ukraine steps up pace of counteroffensive against Russian occupiers 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z In St. Petersburg, Russia, on Thursday, he took a break from meetings with African leaders to speak to Russian state television about what he insisted was a failing Ukrainian counteroffensive. Ukraine’s Stepped-Up Assault Grinds Forward, but Scale Is Unclear 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z Zelenskiy has acknowledged progress in the counteroffensive has been slower than desired, but last night touted "very good results" from the front, without providing details. Ukraine recaptures Staromaiorske village in southeast - video posted by Zelenskiy 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z Ukraine's counteroffensive has thus far moved slowly, only recapturing several hundred square kilometers, a tiny fraction of the territory still under Russian control. Putin says Ukrainian attacks intensify as Kyiv touts steady gains 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z Before the counteroffensive began, Russian occupying forces on the southern front had time to dig trenches and put down "dragon's teeth" barricades, anti-tank ditches and mines. Ukraine's sappers advance slowly through Russian minefields 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z The counteroffensive is a massive military operation, which likely was months in preparation. Kyiv launches a major push against Russian forces, officials and analysts say 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z A day after U.S. officials said the main thrust of Ukraine’s counteroffensive appeared to have begun, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia said, “We confirm that hostilities have intensified and in a significant way.” Ukraine’s Stepped-Up Assault Grinds Forward, but Scale Is Unclear 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z Kirby made the remarks when asked about the pace of Ukraine's counteroffensive in a press briefing. Ukraine counteroffensive is moving, US says while pledging support 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z WHY IT MATTERS: Ukraine’s counteroffensive, launched last month, has moved more slowly than some military experts and some Western allies had expected. Russian Officials Say Ukraine Has Launched New Push in South 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z As they trained on Wednesday, the sappers outlined the challenges they faced on the battlefield, offering an insight into why the counteroffensive has so far progressed slowly. Ukraine's sappers advance slowly through Russian minefields 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z The surge of wounded soldiers coincides with the major counteroffensive Ukraine launched in June to try to recapture its land, nearly one-fifth of which is now under Russian control. ‘Our own front line’: Ukrainian surgeons see wave of wounded soldiers since counteroffensive began 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z The latest military aid comes as Ukraine’s counteroffensive in the country’s southeast advances more slowly than expected through dense Russian minefields and other defenses. New U.S. aid to Ukraine includes artillery, air defenses and mine-clearing equipment. 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z Russia still holds vast swathes of territory 17 months after its full-scale invasion, and has not acknowledged that Ukraine has made gains in the counteroffensive. Ukraine reports small advances against Russian forces 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z The reports of intensified fighting south of Orikhiv suggest that a second wave of a counteroffensive may be underway in that part of the front line. Russian Officials Say Ukraine Has Launched New Push in South 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z Fighting has continued to rage since, with Kyiv launching a counteroffensive last month to recapture Russian-occupied territory, a campaign that has incurred high casualties. Seeking Full Honors, Some Ukrainian Families Wait to Bury Their Dead 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z Any initial momentum from the opening phase of the counteroffensive has given way to sluggish advances. ‘Our own front line’: Ukrainian surgeons see wave of wounded soldiers since counteroffensive began 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z Maliar said the advances brought the territory recaptured since the counteroffensive began in early June to more than 192 square km in the southern sector. Ukraine reports more advances in south, battles rage in east 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z "There is no counteroffensive," Russian news agencies quoted Lukashenko as saying. Putin hosts Lukashenko, calls Ukraine counter-offensive a failure 2023-07-23T04:00:00Z Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged Sunday that the Ukrainian military’s counteroffensive against Russia “exists,” but claimed that the operation has “failed.” Putin claims Ukraine offensive has ‘failed’ as advances to force Russian invaders out incremental 2023-07-23T04:00:00Z Putin announced at the start of the meeting that talks would also take place Monday, and declared that Kyiv’s counteroffensive had failed. The latest Russian strike on Ukraine’s Odesa leaves 1 dead, many hurt and a cathedral badly damaged 2023-07-23T04:00:00Z "These are still relatively early days of the counteroffensive. It is tough," he said, adding: "It will not play out over the next week or two. We’re still looking I think at several months." Blinken says Ukraine has taken back 50% of territory that Russia seized 2023-07-23T04:00:00Z Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday the counteroffensive had failed, but U.S. Ukraine reports more advances in south, battles rage in east 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z The Ukrainian military's long-anticipated counteroffensive, launched last month, had taken time to prepare as Russian occupying forces had set up several defensive lines and extensively mined Ukrainian territory, Zelenskiy said. Crimea bridge is legitimate military target, Zelenskiy says 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z While some Western analysts say the widely anticipated counteroffensive so far has been a slog with little discernible progress, U.S. military officials have defended the operation in recent days. Putin claims Ukraine offensive has ‘failed’ as advances to force Russian invaders out incremental 2023-07-23T04:00:00Z Ukraine’s military counteroffensive against the Russians is now underway and is facing resistance. White House adviser calls on China to hold nuclear arms talks 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z Instead, Kyiv’s widely anticipated counteroffensive so far has been, at best, a slow-moving slog with little discernible progress on the ground. High hopes vs. ‘real war’: Ukraine’s long-awaited counteroffensive bogs down in Russia’s minefields 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z Ukrainian forces have also used them, and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine had pressed for more in order to flush out the Russians who are dug into trenches and blocking his country’s counteroffensive. Ukraine starts using American-made cluster munitions in its counteroffensive, U.S. officials say. 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z The president repeated a previous assessment that the counteroffensive has been moving more slowly that he would like. Crimea bridge is legitimate military target, Zelenskiy says 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z Over the past six weeks, the Ukrainian counteroffensive has made some incremental gains. Putin claims Ukraine offensive has ‘failed’ as advances to force Russian invaders out incremental 2023-07-23T04:00:00Z More ammunition and mine clearance are among the Ukrainian military’s most pressing needs in its counteroffensive, which so far has gained little ground. Russia Hits Grain Ports and Threatens Ships Headed to Ukraine 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z But other analysts argue that the Ukrainian counteroffensive, which finally began in late spring, has mostly been a victim of its own high expectations. High hopes vs. ‘real war’: Ukraine’s long-awaited counteroffensive bogs down in Russia’s minefields 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z The Post said that Kyiv had begun firing cluster munitions in a push to break through well-established Russian defenses that have slowed Ukraine’s counteroffensive campaign to retake territory. Ukraine starts using American-made cluster munitions in its counteroffensive, U.S. officials say. 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z Department of Defense announced the aid a day after a virtual meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, allies assisting Ukraine as its forces press a counteroffensive against Russian troops occupying Ukrainian territory. US announces additional $1.3 billion in military aid for Ukraine 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z In an exchange at the start of the Putin-Lukashenko meeting Sunday, the Belarusian president declared that “there is no counteroffensive” in Ukraine. Putin claims Ukraine offensive has ‘failed’ as advances to force Russian invaders out incremental 2023-07-23T04:00:00Z Fighting through Russian anti-tank and anti-personnel land mines are a major obstacle for Ukrainian forces pressing their slow-moving counteroffensive, leading to many casualties. The Pentagon unveils $1.3 billion for Ukraine, bringing total new U.S. aid this week to $2.3 billion. 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z The counteroffensive came after months of virtual stalemate on the ground. High hopes vs. ‘real war’: Ukraine’s long-awaited counteroffensive bogs down in Russia’s minefields 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z He said Ukraine’s counteroffensive was proving “a hard grind,” but he was optimistic it would succeed. Britain’s MI6 chief says his spies are using AI to disrupt flow of weapons to Russia 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z The objective for one private taking part in Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia is not complicated: it is a house near the beach, overflowing with flowers, the play room strewn with toys. For These Ukrainian Soldiers, the Fight Is Personal 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z Six weeks since Ukraine launched a counteroffensive in the east and south, Russia is mounting a ground offensive of its own in the northeast. Russia strikes Ukraine grain port after exiting export deal 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z During the briefing, the general pushed back on the idea that Ukraine’s counteroffensive, which began in early June, was faltering. The Pentagon unveils $1.3 billion for Ukraine, bringing total new U.S. aid this week to $2.3 billion. 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z Most fronts in the counteroffensive have seen minor incremental gains at best, with the entire operation moving at a much slower rate than most analysts expected, especially given the obvious limitations of the Russian force. High hopes vs. ‘real war’: Ukraine’s long-awaited counteroffensive bogs down in Russia’s minefields 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the counteroffensive is "not succeeding", and Moscow is also carrying out frequent air strikes across Ukraine. Ukraine says 'complicated' situation in fighting in east, some success in south 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z But they underscored the vulnerability of the bridge — and other Russian supply routes far from the front — as Ukraine wages a grueling counteroffensive to retake land. Your Tuesday Briefing 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z Since Ukraine began its counteroffensive last month, its forces equipped with billions of dollars worth of new Western weapons and ammunition have yet to attempt a major breakthrough across heavily defended Russian lines. Russia strikes Ukraine grain port after exiting export deal 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z The attack came as Ukrainian forces were engaged in a grinding counteroffensive, now five-weeks old, aimed at driving Russian forces from areas of southern and eastern Ukraine. Explosions Damage Crimea Bridge as Russia Blames Ukraine for Attack 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z “It is far from a failure in my view,” Gen. Milley said of the counteroffensive. High hopes vs. ‘real war’: Ukraine’s long-awaited counteroffensive bogs down in Russia’s minefields 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z But disruptions to the route also serve a military purpose, impeding Russian efforts to supply their forces trying to hold off a Ukrainian counteroffensive that began last month. What We Know About the Attack on the Crimean Bridge 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z The attack on the bridge comes as Ukrainian forces are trying to press a counteroffensive in several sections of the front line. Russia blames Ukraine for attack on key Crimea military supply bridge that kills 2 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z The top U.S. general said Ukraine's counteroffensive was far from a failure, but predicted a long haul. Russia strikes Ukraine grain port after exiting export deal 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z Isolating Russian forces in Crimea is an essential part of the Ukrainian counteroffensive strategy, according to analysts. Explosions Damage Crimea Bridge as Russia Blames Ukraine for Attack 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z With its counteroffensive seemingly stalled, that time may have arrived. High hopes vs. ‘real war’: Ukraine’s long-awaited counteroffensive bogs down in Russia’s minefields 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z Ukraine launched its counteroffensive in June, aiming to retake occupied territory and seize the initiative in Russia's full-scale invasion, now in its 17th month. Ukraine says troops retake nearly 18 sq km of territory in east, south 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z Putin claimed that the Ukrainian counteroffensive had been futile, in another excerpt published by Zarubin. Putin says Russia has ‘sufficient stockpile’ of cluster bombs as Ukraine gets its own from U.S. 2023-07-16T04:00:00Z Both sides have endured bitter losses in Europe's bloodiest combat since World War Two, yet front lines have moved only incrementally since last November, despite a Russian winter assault followed by Ukraine's counteroffensive. Russia strikes Ukraine grain port after exiting export deal 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with state television, part of which was released on Sunday, that Ukraine's counteroffensive was "not succeeding" and that attempts to break through Russian defences had failed. Ukraine says fighting in east has intensified 2023-07-16T04:00:00Z Biden's decision is a likely sign of desperation in the face of Ukraine's counteroffensive. Cluster bombs to Ukraine: War anxiety rises among Democrats 2023-07-16T04:00:00Z The first phase of Ukraine’s counteroffensive to recapture Russian-occupied territory began weeks ago without fanfare. Ukraine bides its time in its counteroffensive, trying to stretch Russian forces before striking 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z Ukraine almost never publicly claims responsibility for attacks inside Russia or on Russian-controlled territory in Ukraine, but has been saying in recent months that destroying Russia's military infrastructure helps Kyiv's counteroffensive. Russia says shot down eight Ukraine drones over Crimea's Sevastopol 2023-07-16T04:00:00Z The losses have also slowed because the counteroffensive itself has slowed — and even halted in places — as Ukrainian soldiers struggle against Russia’s formidable defenses. After Suffering Heavy Losses, Ukrainians Paused to Rethink Strategy 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z Modi called for peace efforts in Ukraine to end Russia’s war and resulting grain shortages, and India has increased imports of sanctioned Russian oil; Macron’s France is boosting weapons supplies to Ukraine for its counteroffensive. India’s Modi and France’s Macron agree on defense ties but stand apart on Ukraine 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z Biden's decision is a likely sign of desperation in the face of Ukraine's counteroffensive in the south and east, which has so far failed to gain much ground. Cluster bombs to Ukraine: War anxiety rises among Democrats 2023-07-16T04:00:00Z The Kremlin’s forces are using large numbers of anti-tank mines to slow Ukraine’s armored counteroffensive operations in southern Ukraine. Ukraine bides its time in its counteroffensive, trying to stretch Russian forces before striking 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z But last week, Mr. Biden and administration officials said the weapons were necessary, as Ukraine runs low on ammunition and its counteroffensive faces dug-in Russian defenses. Cluster munitions reach Ukraine a week after Biden’s announcement. 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z Russia had many months to prepare for the counteroffensive, and the front is littered with mines, tank traps and dug-in troops, while Russian reconnaissance drones and attack helicopters fly overhead with increasing frequency. After Suffering Heavy Losses, Ukrainians Paused to Rethink Strategy 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z Troops with the 36th Marine Brigade have been the tip of the spear in Ukraine’s counteroffensive and have advanced about five miles into a bulge into Russian lines in southern Ukraine. A Ukrainian commander describes the grueling battle against dug-in Russian forces. 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z But so far there is little indication that the fallout from the mutiny has hurt Russian forces’ ability to defend against the Ukrainian counteroffensive, which began last month and has made only incremental progress. Russian General Denounces His Bosses as Officers Are Fired or Questioned 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z The Ukrainian counteroffensive will be “very long” and “very bloody,” U.S. Ukraine bides its time in its counteroffensive, trying to stretch Russian forces before striking 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z “He could end the war tomorrow. He could just say, ‘I’m out,’” Mr. Biden said, adding that he believes Ukraine’s current counteroffensive could produce gains that could force the Kremlin to the bargaining table. Biden talks up NATO ties, says Putin has already ‘lost’ Ukraine war 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z The problems come into focus out in the farm fields in southern Ukraine where much of the counteroffensive is being fought. After Suffering Heavy Losses, Ukrainians Paused to Rethink Strategy 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z “He could end the war tomorrow. He could just say, ‘I’m out,’” Mr. Biden said, adding that he believes Ukraine’s current counteroffensive will result in a peace settlement. Biden says Putin ‘has already lost’ Ukraine war 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z The Ukrainian leader secured new pledges of weapons and reaffirmed security commitments from powerful Western allies, but it was not clear how significant a boost they could provide for his country’s counteroffensive. Zelensky Returns From NATO Summit to Face Hard Realities of War 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z Western analysts say the counteroffensive, even if it prospers, won’t end the war. Ukraine bides its time in its counteroffensive, trying to stretch Russian forces before striking 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z The news about Popov’s dismissal came a day after another top officer leading Russian forces facing the Ukrainian counteroffensive in the south, Lt. Top general’s dismissal reveals new crack in Russian military leadership 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z It faces another 55 miles to reach the Sea of Azov, a primary goal of the counteroffensive, as it would cut the land bridge to Crimea, wreaking havoc with Russia’s already shaky logistics. After Suffering Heavy Losses, Ukrainians Paused to Rethink Strategy 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z One of the main challenges to Ukraine's ambitious summer counteroffensive has been the dense networks of anti-infantry and anti-tank mines laid by Russian troops. Ground vehicles are the new frontier in Ukraine's drone war 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z Zaporizhzhia and the eastern Donetsk region have become the focus of Ukraine's counteroffensive, which was launched over a month ago, but has struggled to penetrate well established Russian defensive lines. Ukraine war: Russian general fired after criticising army leaders 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z A Ukrainian intelligence official said the Russian fear of dissidents had become “pathological” since last fall, as Russians brace for Ukraine’s counteroffensive. Thousands of Ukraine civilians are being held in Russian prisons. Russia plans to build many more 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z At a press conference in Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov took aim at Washington’s recent pledge to deliver controversial cluster munition bombs to Kyiv to bolster the Ukrainian military’s ongoing counteroffensive against Russian forces. Biden: NATO alliance ‘more united than ever in its history’ in support of Ukraine 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z In the first two weeks of Ukraine’s grueling counteroffensive, as much as 20 percent of the weaponry it sent to the battlefield was damaged or destroyed, according to American and European officials. After Suffering Heavy Losses, Ukrainians Paused to Rethink Strategy 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z In the days since then, intense speculation has surrounded General Surovikin, who skillfully pulled out Russian forces from Kherson amid Ukraine’s counteroffensive last year and has often been dubbed “General Armageddon” for his ruthless tactics. A Missing Russian General is ‘Taking a Rest’ a Top Lawmakers Says 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z In addition to the G7 security pact, the UK has announced plans to deliver more than 70 combat and logistics vehicles to Ukraine, aimed at boosting its counteroffensive operation. G7 members to announce long-term Ukraine security package at Nato summit 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z In other comments, Shoigu said Russia was "significantly reducing" the potential of Ukraine's counteroffensive and that Russian forces had gained ground during their own counterattack in the direction of Lyman in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region. Russia says it may use similar weapons if U.S. supplies cluster bombs to Ukraine 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z He said that the weaponry, however, was at the top of Ukraine's wish list and said there were concerns that Kyiv's counteroffensive could stall without it. Tortured path to US decision to send Ukraine cluster munitions 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z In planning for the counteroffensive, the Bradleys were meant to carry soldiers across open fields to reach Russian trenches and bunkers. After Suffering Heavy Losses, Ukrainians Paused to Rethink Strategy 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z Another key prong of the counteroffensive is to the northeast around the city of Bakhmut. On eve of NATO meet, Ukrainian troops eye more help amid tough fighting 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z The recent mutiny in Russia has distracted attention from a more positive development for President Vladimir Putin: Ukraine’s much-anticipated summer counteroffensive hasn’t made much progress so far. Ukraine’s Struggles 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z Retaking the province is one of the targets of a Ukrainian counteroffensive. Kremlin says Putin met with Wagner leader days after abortive mutiny 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z Department of State spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a separate statement that the two diplomats discussed also "progress in Ukraine's counteroffensive." US, Ukraine's top diplomats hold 'important' call before NATO summit 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z Military experts have long said that the first 15 miles of the counteroffensive would be the hardest, as attacking troops generally need three times more power — whether in weapons, personnel or both — than defending forces. After Suffering Heavy Losses, Ukrainians Paused to Rethink Strategy 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z Andriy said Russia appeared to be adapting its battlefield tactics, after previous, rapid counteroffensives last year in Kharkiv and Kherson regions exposed weakness in Russian defences. On eve of NATO meet, Ukrainian troops eye more help amid tough fighting 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z Since the counteroffensive began last month, Ukraine claims to have retaken only about 60 square miles. Ukraine’s Struggles 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z "We would all love to see the counteroffensive accomplished in a shorter period of time. But there is reality. Today, the initiative is on our side." Ukrainian forces advance in south, hold 'initiative,' says Zelenskiy 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z The war there has raged for more than 500 days, and the counteroffensive is moving slowly. Your Monday Briefing: NATO Prepares to Meet 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z Military analysts cautioned that it was still too early to draw definitive conclusions about the counteroffensive. After Suffering Heavy Losses, Ukrainians Paused to Rethink Strategy 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z This march toward a more reactionary society could be stemmed by a strong counteroffensive led by progressives in and out of government. What I learned from the South Bronx — and how it can help us today 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z Representative Michael McCaul, chairman of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, said Ukraine's counteroffensive was going slowly and that the cluster bombs could be a "game changer" for the Ukrainians. US congressional Democrats raise concerns on cluster bombs for Ukraine 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z Mr. Peskov claimed that the decision was tied to what he said was Ukraine’s failure in a counteroffensive that began last month. Ukraine Celebrates Return of Azov Commanders Held as Prisoners of War 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z Members of the alliance have poured military hardware into Ukraine to help with its ongoing counteroffensive, and Finland ended a history of nonalignment to become NATO’s 31st member. NATO’s unity will be tested at summit in Vilnius 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z Wasn't this latest Ukrainian counteroffensive, which was originally known as the "spring offensive," supposed to punch through Russia's heavily fortified front lines and regain huge swathes of territory? They lied about Afghanistan. They lied about Iraq. Now they're lying about Ukraine 2023-07-08T04:00:00Z In pleading for more weaponry, Ukrainian officials have long cited Russia’s superiority in artillery and heavy tanks, a crucial impediment as the counteroffensive gathers momentum, and have welcomed any additions to the nation’s arsenal. Ukraine and expansion top NATO agenda as Biden tries to cement unity 2023-07-08T04:00:00Z The U.S. announced on Friday that it would supply Ukraine with widely banned cluster munitions for its counteroffensive against occupying Russian forces. Ukraine vows to use cluster bombs to de-occupy only, defence minister says 2023-07-08T04:00:00Z Russia still holds swathes of territory in eastern and southern Ukraine but Zelenskiy said on Monday his troops had made some progress gaining ground in a counteroffensive after a "difficult week". Ukraine's Zelenskiy visits symbolic Snake Island to mark 500 days of war 2023-07-08T04:00:00Z Intense battles continued to rage Saturday in the country’s east and south as Ukrainian forces pressed their attacks against multi-layered Russian defenses in the initial stages of their counteroffensive. Ukraine’s president hails the country’s soldiers from a Black Sea island to mark 500 days of war 2023-07-08T04:00:00Z Pentagon spokesman Colin Kahl said in a press briefing on Friday that the counteroffensive has been "hard sledding" because the Russians had six months to dig in. Cluster bombs: Biden defends decision to send Ukraine controversial weapons 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z With Saturday marking the 500th day of the Russian invasion, Ukraine has made clear its frustration with the notion that the closely watched counteroffensive, which began last month, would yield swift and sweeping gains. Ukraine and expansion top NATO agenda as Biden tries to cement unity 2023-07-08T04:00:00Z The cluster munitions "will deliver in a time frame that is relevant for the counteroffensive," a Pentagon official told reporters. US to send Ukraine cluster munitions, NATO makes membership pledge 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z The United States announced on Friday it will provide cluster munitions for use in its counteroffensive against Russia. Ukraine, Sweden top Biden's agenda at NATO summit 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z Human rights groups oppose Washington's decision, but the munitions could provide a boost to a Ukrainian counteroffensive to reclaim territory seized by Russian forces since they invaded in February 2022. US cluster munitions for Ukraine expected in Friday's $800m aid package 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z The US is planning to send Ukraine a cluster munitions package to help in its counteroffensive against Russia, US media reports. US plans to send controversial cluster munitions to Ukraine- reports 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z “There are elements of the counteroffensive taking place, but not a decisive battle,” said Natalia Humeniuk, a military spokeswoman for Ukraine’s southern command in Odesa. Ukraine and expansion top NATO agenda as Biden tries to cement unity 2023-07-08T04:00:00Z Ukraine says it has taken back some villages in southern Ukraine since the counteroffensive began in early June, but that it lacks the firepower and air cover to make faster progress. US to send Ukraine cluster munitions, NATO makes membership pledge 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z Such a move is opposed by human rights groups but could provide a powerful new element to a counteroffensive against Russian forces fighting in Ukraine. Ukraine would welcome cluster munitions from US - Zelenskiy aide 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z Kyiv says it has taken back a cluster of villages in the south since launching its counteroffensive but that fierce resistance and minefields have slowed its forces' progress. Ukraine reports new advances near eastern city of Bakhmut 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z The deal follows up the decision by EU leaders in March to boost urgently needed ammunition deliveries to Ukraine, which were then sought to start a counteroffensive against Russian forces. EU takes a major step in approving plans to boost its anemic ammunition production to help Ukraine 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z But as Ukraine’s counteroffensive has been met with stiffer-than-expected Russian defenses, U.S. officials recently signaled a shift. Biden Weighs Giving Ukraine Weapons Banned by Many U.S. Allies 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z "It's too early to judge how the counteroffensive is going one way or the other because we're at the beginning of the middle," Colin Kahl, the U.S. under secretary of defense for policy, told reporters. US to send Ukraine cluster munitions, NATO makes membership pledge 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z Ukrainian officials have asked for the weapons to aid their campaign to push through lines of Russian troops and make gains in the ongoing counteroffensive. U.S. will provide cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a new military aid package: AP sources 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z His comments were the latest by Kyiv signalling that the counteroffensive it launched in early June is gradually making progress although Russian accounts of fighting in the Bakhmut sector differ from Ukraine's. Ukraine reports new advances near eastern city of Bakhmut 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z He also commented on the major counteroffensive which Ukraine launched against Russian occupying forces last month. Ukraine spy chief says nuclear threat at Zaporizhzhia plant subsiding 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z Mr. Zelensky told CNN in a broadcast on Wednesday that Ukraine’s counteroffensive has been “slowed down” by entrenched Russian defenses and that it would have started “much earlier” had Western weapons arrived faster. Biden Weighs Giving Ukraine Weapons Banned by Many U.S. Allies 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z Ahead of Ukraine’s long-anticipated counteroffensive, Russian troops have had months to prepare lines of defense against the coming assault, with miles of trenches, tank traps and mines. U.S. Expected to Provide Cluster Munitions to Ukraine, Official Says 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z But Pence said now is exactly the time to provide tanks and other equipment, as the Ukrainians embark on a counteroffensive Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has described as aimed at liberating areas occupied by Russia. Pence says Trump and DeSantis do not understand broader importance of US military aid to Ukraine 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z The slow progress has been a common refrain from allies and pro-Russian military bloggers assessing the counteroffensive, which has encountered extensive Russian defenses. Zelensky said he warned allies the counteroffensive would proceed slowly amid the wait for weapons. 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z "The counteroffensive is in progress. In general, let's just say it's happening. There will be success, but later", he said. Ukraine spy chief says nuclear threat at Zaporizhzhia plant subsiding 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z Since the counteroffensive began, Ukrainian forces have made small gains, and on Wednesday, Gen. Oleksiy Hromov, a deputy commander of operations in the military’s general staff, gave some details of their progress. Ukraine Strikes a Russian-Occupied City, Igniting a Huge Blast 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z Ukraine has said the weapons would help in its counteroffensive against Russian troops by allowing its forces to effectively target entrenched Russian positions and to overcome its disadvantage in manpower and artillery. U.S. Expected to Provide Cluster Munitions to Ukraine, Official Says 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z Ukrainian officials have alleged that Moscow might try to sabotage the plant in an attempt to derail Kyiv’s ongoing counteroffensive in the surrounding Zaporizhzhia region. Ukraine and Russia trade accusations of imminent attack on Europe’s largest nuclear plant. 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z “In some directions we cannot even think of starting” the counteroffensive, he said, “as we don’t have the relevant weapons. And throwing our people to be killed by Russian long-range weapons would be simply inhumane.” Zelensky said he warned allies the counteroffensive would proceed slowly amid the wait for weapons. 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z Ukraine has begun a long-promised counteroffensive that Western officials believe is making slow and small advancements. He was the CIA whiz kid in ‘Charlie Wilson’s War.’ His new book offers advice for the US in Ukraine. 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z The raid came as Ukrainian forces have continued probing Russian defenses in the south and the east of their country in the initial stages of a counteroffensive. Russia says it foiled Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow as Kyiv’s counteroffensive grinds on 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z The raid comes as Ukrainian forces have continued probing Russian defenses in the south and the east of the country in the initial stages of a counteroffensive. Russian military says it fended off Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z As the long-awaited counteroffensive begins to show small gains, Ukrainian officials say Russian troops at the plant are increasingly desperate. Ukrainian Nuclear Plant Is Just One of Innumerable Problems for Its Neighbors 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Ukraine said on Monday its troops had regained more ground along eastern and southern fronts in what President Volodymyr Zelenskiy described as progress in a "difficult" week for Kyiv's counteroffensive against Russian forces. Denmark says fatal fall of Polish mother, son from ferry was not an accident 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Russia, which launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, has stepped up air strikes against Ukraine in recent weeks, and Ukraine has launched a counteroffensive to try to retake occupied territory. One killed in Russian drone strike on northern Ukrainian city, Kyiv says 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Western analysts say the counteroffensive, even if it prospers, won’t end the war which started with Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. Russia says it foiled Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow as Kyiv’s counteroffensive grinds on 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z How are the Ukrainians processing the mutiny in Russia and what it may mean for the outcome of the war and counteroffensive? "Putin is stronger today": Russia expert explains how rebellion effort may backfire 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Ukraine’s long-awaited counteroffensive, now well into its fourth week, is moving at a slower pace than expected as Russian troops have dug in, fiercely contesting every mile of the drive into Russian-occupied territory. Your Monday Briefing 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, says counteroffensive and defensive actions against Russian forces are underway as Ukrainian troops start to recapture territory in the southeastern part of the country, according to its military leaders. Biden’s upcoming European trip is meant to boost NATO against Russia as the war in Ukraine drags on 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z A small, hard-won victory for Ukraine signaled the counteroffensive could be long. ‘The Bear’ and a Chaotic Vision of Work 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z The overnight attacks came as Ukraine’s military reported “heavy fighting” on the front lines in the east, where Kyiv’s forces are waging a counteroffensive to claw back territory captured by Russia. Russian Forces Launch Overnight Drone Attacks on Kyiv 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, Ukraine's counteroffensive is not going to accomplish that. "Putin is stronger today": Russia expert explains how rebellion effort may backfire 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z “At the beginning of the counteroffensive, we thought there were no more than 20 of them.” In Small Victory, Signs of Grueling Combat Ahead in Ukrainian Counteroffensive 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z Zelenskiy acknowledged plans for the counteroffensive had slowed in recent months. Ukraine, US agree: counteroffensive creeps ahead, measured in blood 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z America’s top general said he’s not surprised that Ukraine’s much-anticipated spring counteroffensive against Russia hasn’t progressed as rapidly as some analysts and commentators might have predicted. Milley: Measured pace of Ukraine’s counteroffensive not a surprise 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z He also dismissed concerns that Ukraine’s counteroffensive is going too slowly. The US is considering providing cluster munitions to Ukraine, says America’s top military officer 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z How do military professionals such as yourself assess a counteroffensive and its success or failure? "Putin is stronger today": Russia expert explains how rebellion effort may backfire 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z The Russian defeat, on June 9, was Ukraine’s first win in a prolonged counteroffensive that is well into its fourth week but moving at a slower pace than expected. In Small Victory, Signs of Grueling Combat Ahead in Ukrainian Counteroffensive 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z Today, we look at how Russia describes Ukraine’s counteroffensive to retake occupied land. What Russians See: The ‘Demilitarization’ of Ukraine During its Counteroffensive. 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z In Ukraine, he was credited with shoring up Russian defenses after the retreat from broad areas last fall amid a swift counteroffensive by Kyiv. The key players in last weekend’s armed rebellion in Russia 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z The deliberations on whether to provide Ukraine cluster munitions come as some U.S. officials are concerned about the slow pace of that long-anticipated counteroffensive. The US is considering providing cluster munitions to Ukraine, says America’s top military officer 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z Their counteroffensive is making progress, and that progress is slow and plodding. "Putin is stronger today": Russia expert explains how rebellion effort may backfire 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Since the start of the counteroffensive this month, Ukraine says it has reasserted control over clusters of villages in the southeast although Russia still holds swathes of territory in the east, south and southeast. Ukraine says its forces advance in all directions of counteroffensive 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z “This has led some observers to claim the counteroffensive is not meeting expectations,” Lehrke said. Ukraine aims to wear down and outsmart a Russian army distracted by infighting 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Ukraine’s counteroffensive, now in its early stages, could offer a glimpse of whether and to what extent the newer weapons systems have strengthened Kyiv’s ability to stand up to Russia. Ukraine has an array of new Western weapons. What advantages could they offer in a counteroffensive? 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Ukraine has launched a counteroffensive that has made small gains in driving out Russian forces. Exclusive-Trump, longtime admirer of Putin, says aborted mutiny 'somewhat weakened' Russian leader 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Once they have some units that have learned how to conduct those operations successfully, those units can go and train and then lead larger parts of the counteroffensive in other areas. "Putin is stronger today": Russia expert explains how rebellion effort may backfire 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Ukrainian officials have also said the "main event" of the counteroffensive has yet to start, and that Ukraine has not yet sent its main troop reserves into combat. Ukraine says its forces advance in all directions of counteroffensive 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z Russian authorities say Ukraine has suffered substantial losses since the start of the counteroffensive — 259 tanks and 790 armored vehicles, according to Putin, whose claims could not be independently verified. Ukraine aims to wear down and outsmart a Russian army distracted by infighting 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z It’s impossible to know how the counteroffensive will unfold, Barros said. Ukraine has an array of new Western weapons. What advantages could they offer in a counteroffensive? 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Hanna Malyar, a Ukrainian deputy minister of defense, said on Thursday that while the country’s troops were making progress in the counteroffensive to recapture Russian-held territory in the south and east, the battles were “tough.” As Putin Poses for Selfies, U.S. Says Russia May Have Detained a Top General 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z But it's partially why I think Zelenskyi is being patient with the start of the full counteroffensive. "Putin is stronger today": Russia expert explains how rebellion effort may backfire 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z She noted that the effectiveness of the counteroffensive should be evaluated by "a lot of different military tasks" and not just by advances and the liberation of settlements. Ukraine says its forces advance in all directions of counteroffensive 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z A U.S. official familiar with the Biden administration thinking said the counteroffensive is a “long slog” that is testing Ukrainian forces in ways that few other episodes of the 16-month old war have. Ukraine aims to wear down and outsmart a Russian army distracted by infighting 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Ukrainian forces are making heavy use of artillery in the battles around Zaporizhzhia, where the beginnings of the counteroffensive are unfolding. Ukraine has an array of new Western weapons. What advantages could they offer in a counteroffensive? 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z If a purge is indeed underway, it could destabilize the military chain of command and erode troop morale amid the early stage of Ukraine’s latest counteroffensive and offer Kyiv a chance to reclaim more ground. After last weekend’s abortive rebellion in Russia, the fate of some top generals is unknown 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z That is a large explanation for what delayed the counteroffensive. "Putin is stronger today": Russia expert explains how rebellion effort may backfire 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z |
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