Ukraine’s counter-offensive is gathering pace

Ukraine’s counter-offensive is gathering pace
A soldier aims a rifle during a military drill in the Ukraine. (Image: Getty)
The Economist
“Events are developing very dramatically,” warned a Russian military blogger on June 8, as Ukrainian forces attacked Russian positions in Zaporizhia province. Ukraine had conducted “massive” artillery barrages before sending in tanks, the blogger said. Four columns of up to 120 armoured vehicles, each headed by a dozen or so tanks, were said to be advancing from Orikhiv to Tokmak, a town on the “land bridge” of occupied territory linking Russia to Crimea (see map below).The overnight advance in Zapo...

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