ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — Clambering over boulders, past old tires and shellfish-encrusted scrap metal, Oleksandr Shkalikov ventured onto the dry bed of a vast reservoir. Out in this wasteland rested a haunting reminder of long-ago battles on this same swath of southern Ukraine: a swastika, chipped into a rock, had emerged from the receding water. The year “1942’’ was written next to it. “History is repeating itself,” Shkalikov, a tank driver on leave from the Ukrainian army, said of the World War
Ukrainian forces conducted counteroffensive operations in at least three sectors of the frontline on June 30. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces continued offensive operations in the Melitopol (western Zaporizhia Oblast) and
Balloon Juice - War for Ukraine Day 417: Is April Over Yet? balloon-juice.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from balloon-juice.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.