counteroffensive

Russia makes unverified claims that Ukraine is launching major attacks

By Susie Blann, Associated Press

Ukrainian officials have kept Russia guessing about when and where it might launch a counteroffensive, or even whether it had already started.

Biden to meet with leaders of two key NATO allies this week for talks focused on Ukraine

By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

Biden will huddle with Denmark’s Mette Frederiksen on Monday and the UK’s Rishi Sunak on Thursday. The meetings come at a crucial period in the 15-month war as Ukraine readies to launch a long-anticipated counteroffensive.

Why Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia still hasn’t begun

By Tara Copp, Associated Press

For months, Western allies have shipped billions of dollars worth of weapons systems and ammunition to Ukraine with an urgency to get the supplies to Kyiv in time for an anticipated spring counteroffensive.

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says counteroffensive aims to take back occupied land, not attack Russian territory

By Frank Jordans, Associated Press

Speaking during a news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin, Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s goal is to free the territories within its internationally recognized borders.

Russian forces in Crimea brace for possible Ukraine counteroffensive

By Adam Pemble, Associated Press

The Moscow-appointed leader of Crimea said Tuesday the region is on guard for what may be an impending Ukrainian counteroffensive.

Russian troops pull back from annexed territory amid Ukrainian counteroffensive

By Adam Schreck, Vasilisa Stepanenko, Associated Press

Over the weekend, Russian troops pulled back from Lyman, a strategic eastern city that the Russians had used as a key logistics and transport hub, to avoid being encircled by Ukrainian forces.

Ukraine continues to pressure retreating Russian troops

By Elena Becatoros, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press

It was not yet clear if the Ukrainian blitz in the northeast after months of little discernible movement could signal a turning point in the nearly seven-month war.