Ukraine Stuns Russia With Counteroffensive But Can’t Claim Victory Yet

By Mike Eckel

(RFE/RL) — In early August, the signs pointed south: Ukraine stepped up its tempo of long-range artillery and rockets attacks in the Kherson region, pounding Dnieper River crossings and Russian ammunition depots. Russia shifted sizable numbers of units southwest, away from the Donbas, in anticipation of what...