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Even months before it started, just the idea of Ukraine’s large-scale counteroffensive in 2023 carried on its shoulders a historic weight. Having held back waves of brutal Russian ground attacks over winter, this was Kyiv’s chance to not only regain the initiative but to put the war on a decisive trajectory towards Ukrainian victory, breaking the Russian military, liberating vast areas of its territories, and threatening Russia’s presence in Crimea. While Ukrainian brigades trained abroad and Western tanks slowly trickled in, Russia was digging formidable lines of defensive structures in the south, visible to the world on satellite imagery. ....
Makar and Nadiya Mikhailyuk chatter excitedly as they get ready for their first day back at school in Ukraine, after they and their mother moved back from Poland.For the first day back at school, Makar wears a traditional embroidered Ukrainian shirt with grey trousers and Nadiya wears a ribbon-trimmed blouse and skirt. ....
Kupiansk police officer Oleksandr doesn’t like remembering the time he was abducted and tortured by invading Russian forces trying to recruit him. “Has this man told you that he’s a hero?” One of his fellow cops breaks in loudly, while grabbing Oleksandr by the shoulder. Oleksandr’s heroics had not been under discussion. ....
Ukraine’s new brigades, trained and equipped according to NATO standards, have a different look and feel from many other Ukrainian units, The New York Times reported on Aug. 7. ....
Oleksandr, who goes by the alias Sportyk, is defending the country in one of the most combat-ready battalions of the 5th Slobozhanska Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine. Although he used to work as a bodyguard, today he is a sergeant who has been through fierce battles. ....