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Ukrainian military begins counteroffensive to oust Russian occupiers

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Ukrainian soldiers, including specialized attack units armed with Western weapons and trained in NATO tactics, advanced on Russian positions in Zaporizhzhia.

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  1. Counteroffensive? Probing Defenses? A Look at the Fighting in Ukraine

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    Ukrainian military begins counteroffensive to oust Russian occupiers

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  1. Fox News

    Ukraine is ready to launch long-awaited counteroffensive, Zelenskyy says (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The counteroffensive has potential to shape the outcome of the Ukraine conflict, but Western allies say they don't expect the operation to end the war.

  2. CNN

    Ukraine is ready to launch counteroffensive, Zelensky says in Wall Street Journal interview (opens CNN)

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    A Russian attack killed one toddler and wounded 22 people -- including five children -- outside Dnipro, a regional leader said. Follow here for live updates.

  3. CBS News

    Russia claims to repel new attacks by Ukraine, but Kyiv urges "silence" on long-awaited counteroffensive (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Ukraine is sending mixed signals about its long-anticipated counteroffensive, but its forces are on the move, and Russians are feeling the war more than ever.

  4. Valdosta Daily Times

    Counteroffensive? Probing defenses? What's playing out on Ukraine's battlefields? (opens Valdosta Daily Times)

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    Valdosta Daily Times's feed description

    While Kyiv is silent about the start of any counteroffensive, fighting is raging in several sections of the front line, signaling that the long-expected campaign could finally be getting underway.

  5. NPR

    Latest in Ukraine: Kyiv isn't saying if its counteroffensive has begun (June 5) (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

  6. PJ Media

    UKRAINE WAR: Go Home, Everybody, Russia Already Countered the Counteroffensive (opens PJ Media)

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    PJ Media's feed description

    It was a nice Ukraine War but it’s all over now that we’ve seen the grainy video of Russian forces absolutely destroying Kyiv’s long-promised summer counteroffensive. “The enemy’s go...

  7. The Guardian

    Has the Ukrainian counteroffensive begun in its war with Russia? (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Increased military activity along the frontline suggests the ‘spring-summer military campaign’ has entered a new phase

  8. Military.com

    Counteroffensive? Probing Defenses? A Look at the Fighting in Ukraine (opens Military.com)

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    Military.com's feed description

    While Kyiv is keeping silent about the start of any counteroffensive, fighting is raging in several sections of the front line, signaling that the long-expected campaign could be getting underway.

  9. CNN

    US and western officials see signs Ukraine's counteroffensive is beginning (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    US and western officials see signs that Ukraine’s long-awaited counteroffensive against Russia is beginning and have noted a “substantial increase in fighting” in the east of the country over the last 48 hours as Ukrainian troops probe for weaknesses in Russian defensive lines, a senior NATO officia…

  10. CBS News

    Ukraine's counteroffensive against Russia appears to be in opening phases (opens CBS News)

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    An uptick in Ukrainian operations signals the opening phases of the counteroffensive against Russia are underway, but not the main push.

  11. The Times of Israel

    Ukraine moves to end battlefield stalemate in what may be start of counteroffensive (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    While no initiative has officially been announced, military experts say Ukrainian forces are 'clearly in the preliminary phase' of an attack on Russia

  12. Breitbart News

    Ukraine Appears to Have Begun Main Counteroffensive Against Russia (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Ukraine's main counteroffensive against Russia's invasion appears to have begun, multiple Western news agencies have reported.

  13. New York Post

    Ukraine launches long-awaited counteroffensive to oust Russian forces: officials (opens New York Post)

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    The counteroffensive claims come just days after the destruction of a huge dam in Ukraine.

  14. Anchorage Daily News

    Ukrainian military begins counteroffensive to oust Russian occupiers (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    Ukrainian soldiers, including specialized attack units armed with Western weapons and trained in NATO tactics, advanced on Russian positions in Zaporizhzhia.

  15. Fox News

    Ukraine launches highly anticipated counteroffensive against Russia with Western arms (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Ukrainian forces have launched their long-awaited counteroffensive against Russia's occupying troops, targeting cities in the country's southeast.

  16. Slate Magazine

    Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Has Begun. Now What? (opens Slate Magazine)

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    Slate Magazine's feed description

    Don’t expect any rapid blowouts of Russia’s defensive lines—at least, not yet.

  17. Washington Examiner

    The long-awaited Ukrainian counteroffensive may have begun (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Ukrainian forces intensified their attacks against Russian forces overnight into Thursday in what some officials have characterized as a component of their highly anticipated counteroffensive.

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