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Ukraine’s counteroffensive against the mighty Russian military is proceeding “like a snowball rolling down a hill,” Ukraine’s military chief Oleksii Reznikov told the Financial Times this weekend, after several days of surging into territory recently occupied by Russian invaders. Soon afterward, still more gains lent his remarks additional weight and credibility, at least for the time being. Ukraine has advanced rapidly around Kharkiv, allegedly regaining more than 3,000 square kilometers (1,158 square miles) as they’ve pushed some of Moscow’s invading troops all the way back to “the state border with the Russian Federation,” according to Oleh Syniehubov, a regional official…

A teenager rides a hoverboard past a destroyed Russian army tank in the village of Lukashivka, Chernihiv region, on September 7, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. SERGEI CHUZAVKOV / AFP Ukrainian forces have capitalized as Russia has repeated some of the strategic missteps that halted Moscow’s initial advance on Kyiv, and some Russian troops seem to have retreated back to their home country, Pentagon officials said Monday. In Kharkiv, “we assess that Russian forces have largely ceded their gains to the Ukrainians and have withdrawn to the north and east. Many of these forces have moved over the…

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by Jeremy Bowen, BBC International Editor The Ukrainians believe they've answered important questions. Can they break the stalemate and recapture territory? Yes. Can they use Western weapons effectively? Yes. The result is their most important victory since winning the battle for Kyiv back in March. This matters because without proof they can win, they fear that the economic costs of supporting Ukraine and opposing Russia might be too much for some of their NATO allies, especially over a long, hard winter. As for the Russians, this was a rout. Not a fighting retreat or a redeployment. Military intelligence failed and…

Ukrainian forces have seized even more territory from Russia as they continue their counter-offensive, the country's president has said. Volodymyr Zelensky said troops have now retaken more than 6,000 sq km (2,317 sq miles) from Russian control in September, in the east and the south. Russia has admitted losing key cities in the north-eastern Kharkiv region, in what is seen by some military experts as a potential breakthrough in the war. Moscow describes its troop withdrawal from the region in recent days as a "regrouping" with the aim of focusing on the Luhansk and Donetsk regions in Ukraine's east. That…

Kyiv notified top U.S. generals in advance of the plan to launch the two-front attack simultaneously. Not even the Pentagon expected Ukraine’s blitzkrieg to move so quickly. Top Western defense officials were informed in advance that Ukraine was planning a two-front counteroffensive to retake territory captured by Russia, but they have been surprised by the blistering pace of Kyiv’s gains in the north, according to four officials with knowledge of the discussions. Ukrainian forces rolled through lightly manned Russian posts around Kharkiv over the weekend, retaking more than 1,000 square miles around the city and pushing east — in some…

What did we do to stop Russian war crimes in Ukraine? This question inevitably comes to mind for anyone who visits the sites of recent Russian atrocities in places like Bucha and Irpin outside Kyiv. The desire for justice is a fundamental expression of the human spirit, but the international community currently lacks the tools to hold Russia accountable. This is dangerous. If the world does not put an end to the sense of impunity fueling Russia’s genocidal invasion, we will inevitably witness further Russian crimes against humanity in Ukraine and beyond. Over the past six months, international support has…

Yesterday’s Russian terrorist attacks on the critical infrastructure of Ukraine and attempts to leave certain regions without electricity were not only an act of desperation, meanness and revenge for the shameful flight of their own army from the battlefield, but an attempt to switch the attention of Russian society to temporary “neighbor problems”. About it declared Mikhail Podolyak, Advisor to the Head of the President’s Office. According to him, a psychological break has occurred in the Russian Federation and the Z-community is beginning to realize that Russia cannot win this war. “The successful counter-offensive of the Armed Forces in the…

European Union High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy Josep Borrell and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba discussed in a telephone conversation Ukraine’s counteroffensive to restore its territorial integrity and EU support. He noted, "Josep Borrell called me to express his admiration and respect for the Ukrainian defense forces that are liberating new territories from the Russian occupation. He explored how the EU can help Ukraine and bring peace closer. I invited weapons, sanctions and financial assistance," he wrote. For his part, Borrell assured that the EU support would continue. "We discussed with Minister Dmytro Kuleba Ukraine's inspiring counteroffensive to…

Russia aims to "deprive people of light and heat" by causing power cuts across eastern Ukraine in revenge for a Ukrainian counter-offensive, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. Blackouts reportedly affected millions of people in the eastern Kharkiv and Donetsk regions. The Kharkiv city mayor says power is now restored. It comes after Ukraine said it had retaken over 3,000 sq km (1,158 sq miles) in an eastern counter-offensive. Kharkiv mayor Ihor Terekhov said Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure left much of his city without power or water on Sunday evening. He called it a vile and cynical attempt at revenge…