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☆ Ukraine Says It Downed Russian Surveillance Plane
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Ian Lovett | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Russia uses its surveillance planes to identify targets and threats over a wide area. Photo: Alexander Zemlianichenko/Associated PressKYIV, Ukraine—Ukrainian forces are struggling to hold back Russian troops on the ground, but they are proving adept at hitting high-value Russian targets, with the downing of a surveillance plane adding to string of recent blows to Moscow’s air force. Valeriy Zaluzhniy, the commander of the Ukrainian armed forces, said Monday on Telegram that Ukraine’s air force shot down an A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft, as well as a IL-22 bomber jet, over the Sea of Azov. He offered no details about how the planes had been brought down.

Persons: Alexander Zemlianichenko, Valeriy Zaluzhniy Organizations: Associated Press Locations: Russia, Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine, Ukrainian, Azov

KUPYANSK, Ukraine—For 48 hours in muddy trenches near this northeastern city, the Ukrainian troops had fought off waves of Russian infantry emerging from the tall grass, while artillery hammered everything around them. They were exhausted, and officers had finally ordered them to return to base with the six Russians they had taken captive. At 3 a.m., two Ukrainian soldiers and their commander set off with the prisoners, walking through a shattered tree line toward the evacuation point.

Locations: KUPYANSK, Ukraine

☆ Wife of Ukrainian Spy Chief Poisoned, Kyiv Says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Ian Lovett | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Ukraine’s military-intelligence chief, Lt. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, and his wife, Marianna Budanova, at a memorial ceremony in Kyiv in January. Photo: viacheslav ratynskyi/ReutersUkraine said the wife of one of its top military leaders had been poisoned, raising suspicion in Kyiv that she had been the victim of a high-profile assassination attempt. A spokesman for Ukraine’s powerful military-intelligence agency, known as HUR, said that Marianna Budanova , wife of HUR chief Lt. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov , had been poisoned with heavy metals. She is currently undergoing treatment, said the spokesman, Andriy Yusov , declining to give any more details.

Persons: Kyrylo Budanov, Marianna Budanova, viacheslav, HUR, Andriy Yusov Organizations: Reuters Locations: Kyiv, Reuters Ukraine

☆ Ukraine Braces for Another Winter of Missile Attacks, Blackouts
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Ian Lovett | Photographs Serhii Korovayny For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

KYIV, Ukraine—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned citizens to brace for a winter onslaught of Russian missiles aimed at knocking out power and heat, as Moscow seeks to capitalize on a shift in momentum in the war. The prospect of a second winter of bombardments adds to a darkening mood here. Ukraine’s summer counteroffensive failed to achieve a major breakthrough, despite thousands of casualties. The country’s top general has said the conflict is at risk of becoming a stalemate. A fresh aid package from the U.S. is tied up in Congress.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky Locations: KYIV, Ukraine, Moscow, U.S

HROZA, Ukraine—When the Mamon brothers were growing up in this farming village near the border with Russia, Andriy Kozyr would occasionally stop by the family’s house. Once, returning from a construction job abroad, he brought them a scooter and a toy gun, plus cognac for their parents. That’s how people got along in Hroza before the Russians marched in early last year. Kozyr enlisted in the Ukrainian military and was killed in action. The Mamon brothers went to work for the Russian forces occupying Hroza.

Persons: Andriy Kozyr, Kozyr Locations: HROZA, Ukraine, Russia, Hroza

☆ Ukraine War Risks Stalemate, Armed Forces Chief Says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Ian Lovett | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Retired Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt and WSJ Ukraine correspondent James Marson explain Ukraine’s evolving counteroffensive military strategy and what could be next for Europe’s biggest land war since World War II. Photo Illustration: Jeremy Shuback/WSJKYIV, Ukraine—The commander of Ukraine’s armed forces says the war with Russia is at risk of becoming a stalemate and Kyiv would need a major upgrade in weapons and technological capabilities to regain the initiative. In an interview and essay for the Economist, Gen. Valeriy Zaluzhniy, Ukraine’s top military commander, said the war was entering a new phase of “static and attritional fighting, as in the First World War.”

Persons: Mark Kimmitt, James Marson, Jeremy Shuback, Valeriy, ” Locations: Ukraine, KYIV, Russia

☆ Russia Goes on the Offensive in Ukraine—and Suffers Heavy Losses
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Ian Lovett | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ U.S. Abrams Tanks Reach Ukraine. Is It a Case of Too Little, Too Late?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Ian Lovett | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The M1 Abrams tank is one of the most powerful ground weapons in the U.S. arsenal, but the tank’s complicated technology and turbine engine could pose logistical challenges for Ukrainian forces. Photo: Inquam Photos/ReutersThe first U.S.-made M1 Abrams tanks have arrived in Ukraine to help with its counteroffensive, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday. The questions now are how quickly can they enter the fight and how much impact will they have on a shifting battlefield.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky Organizations: Abrams Locations: U.S, Ukraine

☆ This Part of Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Is Pressing Forward, With Little Western Help
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Ian Lovett | Photographs Joseph Sywenkyj For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ A Look at the U.S. Missiles Ukraine Seeks to Hit Russian Forces
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Jemal R. Brinson | Ian Lovett | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Ukraine Chalks Up Small Advance in Southern Push
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Ian Lovett | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Ukrainian Children Brought to Camps in Belarus, Exposed to Pro-Kremlin Propaganda
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Karolina Jeznach | Thomas Grove | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Videos and photos posted by authorities in occupied Ukrainian regions show children waving Russian flags, studying Russian history and dancing to patriotic Russian songs. WSJ’s Ian Lovett explains the Kremlin’s efforts to re-educate Ukrainian children. Photo composite: Kalvin NgWARSAW—Belarus, a staunch ally of Russia, has transported thousands of Ukrainian children—some of them orphans—to the country, where they were exposed to pro-Kremlin propaganda, an effort that underscores the former Soviet nation’s support for Moscow’s war in Ukraine. More than 2,000 children have been brought by rail from Russian-occupied areas in Ukraine to Belarus as part of an agreement between Russia and Belarus, according to a publicly available document from the Belarusian government as well as leaked documents from Russian Railways and Belaruskali, a Belarus company funding the effort.

Persons: WSJ’s Ian Lovett, Ng, — Organizations: Kremlin, Russian Railways Locations: Ukrainian, Ng WARSAW, Belarus, Russia, Soviet, Ukraine, Russian

☆ Russian Strike on Ukrainian City Kills Seven, Injures More Than 100
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Ian Lovett | Georgi Kantchev | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ U.S.-Made Cluster Munitions Fuel Ukrainian Counteroffensive
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Ian Lovett | Nikita Nikolaienko | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Russia Kills Six More Civilians as Ukrainians Struggle to Resume Routine
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Ian Lovett | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Why the Ukraine Counteroffensive Is Such Slow Going
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-09 | by ( Ian Lovett | Daniel Michaels | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Ukraine Hits Russian Defenses From a Distance Before Risking Troops
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Ian Lovett | Photographs Serhii Korovayny For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ What Does the Russian Military Chaos Mean for Ukraine?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( Matthew Luxmoore | Ian Lovett | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Schools in Occupied Ukraine Seek to Turn Children Into Loyal Russians
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Ian Lovett | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ U.N. Says Russia Is Blocking Aid to Flooded Areas in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Ian Lovett | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Ukraine Strikes Russian Logistics, Recaptures Village
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Ian Lovett | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Ukraine Achieves Mixed Success in Counteroffensive’s Early Battles, Says U.K.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Ian Lovett | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Ukraine’s Next Target: Russian Trenches
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Daniel Michaels | Ian Lovett | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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