Ukrainian forces say U.S. shells are making a difference. Across the border, they say, Russia is trying to get its artillery nearer targets like the city of Kharkiv.
Tag: Donbas (Ukraine)
She’s 98, and Walked Past Corpses to Escape Russian Attacks
“If only everything would stop,” said Lidiia Lomikovska, who walked to safety after her town was attacked. But for civilians in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, it is not stopping.
Drones Have Offered Last Line of Defense for a Strategic Ukrainian Town
Short of troops and artillery, soldiers increasingly have been relying on pilotless drones to drop explosives and supplies to hold Chasiv Yar. But how long can they slow the Russian advance?
Under Relentless Russian Assault, Ukraine Adopts a Defensive Crouch
As Moscow’s forces retake land from which they were ousted at the end of 2022, the Ukrainian military has adopted a strategy of fighting while slowly falling back to more heavily fortified positions.
Russian Bombardment Crushes Ukraine’s Industrial Base
The assaults have all but destroyed the factories and plants that were the economic lifeblood of the towns and cities in Ukraine’s east.
Surviving Daily Life in Ukraine’s Frontline Villages
As war beat a path through southern and eastern Ukraine, most of the population fled. But other residents have hunkered down, unable — or unwilling — to leave.
Surviving Daily Life in Ukraine’s Frontline Villages
As war beat a path through southern and eastern Ukraine, most of the population fled. But other residents have hunkered down, unable — or unwilling — to leave.
In Ukraine, Russia Is Inching Forward Death by Death
Russian forces have an unorthodox view of acceptable levels of military losses, with a willingness to expend troops and equipment to make even small gains on the battlefield.
How Ukraine and Russia May Shift War Strategy After Avdiivka’s Fall
After the capture of Avdiivka, Ukrainian forces will need a new defensive line in unforgiving terrain, while Russia tries to press its advantage.
Ukraine Goes on Defense Against a Relentless Russia
At the hot spots of the eastern front line, Ukrainian troops are outmanned, outgunned and digging in.