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Ukraine war latest: Military says counteroffensive in south begins as Russia continues assault on Ukraine

Ukraine war latest: Military says counteroffensive in south begins as Russia continues assault on Ukraine

by Asami Terajima

As signs that Ukraine had launched its long-awaited counteroffensive to liberate Russian-occupied Kherson began to emerge on Aug. 29, the Ukrainian government once again called on the remaining residents in occupied Kherson Oblast to evacuate. The Ukrainian military launched its counteroffensive in “many directions” in the south, Natalia Humeniuk, spokesperson

Ukraine’s bridge attacks cut Russian effectiveness in the south

Ukraine’s bridge attacks cut Russian effectiveness in the south

by Igor Kossov

The combat effectiveness of Russian forces in Ukraine’s southern Kherson Oblast will be noticeably affected by Ukrainian strikes on the bridges and crossing points there, military analysts said. With multiple recent strikes against three main bridges across the Dnipro, Ukraine’s largest river, Russian forces in Kherson Oblast were

Russia masses forces in south ahead of counterattack

Russia masses forces in south ahead of counterattack

by Igor Kossov

Ukraine said it’s coming to liberate Kherson and Russia listened. Large Russian forces have been streaming into southern Ukraine over the past several weeks, centered around Kherson Oblast, where Ukraine is expected to be conducting a counter-offensive, per President Volodymyr Zelensky’s order to liberate the south. Analysts estimate

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Inside Ukraine's desperate fight to stabilize Donbas front.

Amid the escalating geopolitical circus, Ukrainian soldiers fighting in between order and chaos assert that the only way to stop Russia remains on the battlefield. The Kyiv Independent spent two weeks in the Pokrovsk and Kurakhove sectors of the front line in Donetsk Oblast, speaking to infantry and artillery commanders, medics, and the civilians now coming into Russia's line of fire.
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