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Ukraine Inflicts ‘Major Operational Defeat' on Russia as Its Forces Retreat

Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, on the newest of 3 developments

Ukraine says it has recaptured dozens of towns and villages in the Kharkiv region, after Russian forces were caught off-guard by a counteroffensive.

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  1. Russan troops retreat after Ukraine counteroffensive

    Headline from WHEC Rochester ·

  2. Russian troops retreat after Ukraine counteroffensive

    Headline from La Crosse Tribune ·

  3. Newest

    Ukraine Inflicts ‘Major Operational Defeat' on Russia as Its Forces Retreat

    Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth ·

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  1. Waco Tribune-Herald

    Russia announces troop pullback from Ukraine's Kharkiv area (opens Waco Tribune-Herald)

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    Waco Tribune-Herald's feed description

    Russia’s Defense Ministry says it's pulling back forces from two areas in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region where a Ukrainian counteroffensive has made significant advances in the past week. A Defense Ministry

  2. West Central Tribune

    Ukraine retakes territory in Kharkiv region as Russian front crumbles (opens West Central Tribune)

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    West Central Tribune's feed description

    After keeping silent for a day, Russia effectively acknowledged that a section of its frontline had crumbled southeast of Ukraine's second-largest city Kharkiv. "The enemy is being delayed as much as possible, but several settlements have already come under the control of Ukrainian armed…

  3. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Russia sends reinforcements to Kharkiv as Ukrainians advance (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Tim Lister, Julia Kesaieva and Josh Pennington, CNN Russia is reinforcing embattled military units in Kharkiv as it scrambles to counter a Ukrainian advance that has taken Kyiv’s troops to the edge of two key cities in the region.

  4. The Times of Israel

    Ukraine claws back territory in Kharkiv region; nuclear plant in peril (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Zelensky says control over some 30 settlements in area reclaimed from Russian troops

  5. Voice of America

    Ukraine Forces Make Key Counteroffensive Gains Against Russia (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Battlefield advances come a week after Ukrainian forces launched a military offensive against Russian troops in its eastern Kharkiv region

  6. Fox News

    Russian troops pull back as Ukrainian soldiers retake key areas in Kharkiv (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Russian troops have pulled back from key areas in Kharkiv to "regroup" as Ukrainian troops advance along the front line in the norther region.

  7. Insider

    Russia retreats from Kharkiv region after Ukrainian forces make a 'very sharp and rapid' advance that could lead to a collapse in Russia's positions (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Ukraine forces recaptured the town of Kupiansk in Izium, which is a key Russian military stronghold.

  8. Deutsche Welle

    Russia-Ukraine updates: Russian forces withdraw from key areas in Kharkiv region | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Ukrainian forces said they had entered the town of Kupiansk in the Kharkiv region, as Russian troops pull back. DW has the latest.

  9. France 24

    Russia sends reinforcements to Kharkiv to fend off Ukrainian counterattack (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Russia said on Friday it was sending reinforcements to the Kharkiv region in eastern Ukraine, where Kyiv says it has re-taken dozens of settlements as part of a broader counter-offensive.

  10. Digital Journal

    Russia reinforces Kharkiv to counter Ukraine push (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Russia said on Friday it was sending reinforcements to the Kharkiv region in eastern Ukraine, where Kyiv's forces have announced major gains as part of a

  11. Deutsche Welle

    Russia-Ukraine updates: Ukrainian counteroffensive in Kharkiv gains ground | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    President Zelenskyy has said his troops have recaptured more than 30 towns and villages in the Kharkiv region. Meanwhile, fresh shelling at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has caused a blackout.

  12. The Guardian

    Ukraine-Russia war: Russian forces ‘taken by surprise’ as Ukrainian counter-offensive advances 50km, says UK – live (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    UK intelligence reports Ukrainian units have captured or surrounded several towns along a narrow front and threaten to take more

  13. NPR

    Russia announces a troop pullback from Ukraine's Kharkiv area (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The news came after days of apparent advances by Ukraine south of Kharkiv, the country's second-largest city, in what could become one of the biggest battlefield success for Ukrainian forces.

  14. PJ Media

    Russia Routed in Kharkiv Counteroffensive (opens PJ Media)

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    PJ Media's feed description

    Big developments overnight in Ukraine’s counteroffensive in the Kharkiv region, and the only way to describe it is: A rout. One Russian-held city after another has fallen and Ukraine has recaptu...

  15. Al Jazeera

    Analysis: Russia caught out by Ukraine’s double offensive (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Ukrainian forces continue to retake territory in the Kharkiv region as Russians reportedly abandon key cities.

  16. Deutsche Welle

    Russia-Ukraine updates: Ukrainian forces make rapid advances in Kharkiv region | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Ukrainian forces said they had entered the town of Kupiansk in Kharkiv region, as their counter-offensive unfolds. Meanwhile, Annalena Baerbock has made her second visit to Kyiv since Russia invaded. DW has the latest.

  17. The Times of Israel

    Surprised by Ukrainian counteroffensive, Putin’s troops withdraw from Kharkiv area (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Kyiv estimated to have seized 2,500 km² in eastern breakthrough, as Moscow claims forces 'regrouping' in Donetsk; Zelensky: Russian army doing 'the best it can — showing its back'

  18. CBS News

    Russia pulls back troops in Kharkiv after Ukraine counteroffensive (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Russia's Defense Ministry says it's pulling back forces from two areas in Ukraine's Kharkiv region where a Ukrainian counteroffensive has made significant advances in the past week.

  19. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Russian forces retreat amid Ukrainian counteroffensive (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    Ukraine has successfully pressed its swift counteroffensive in the northeastern part of the country even as a nuclear plant in the Russia-occupied south completely shut down in a bid to

  20. Sioux City Journal

    Russian troops retreat after Ukraine counteroffensive (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    Ukrainian forces are pushing a counteroffensive in the country’s east, exploiting quick gains they made in a week of fighting that has sharply changed the course of the conflict. Ukraine’s

  21. Los Angeles Times

    Ukraine pushes counteroffensive in the east after Russian troop withdrawal (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Ukraine's effort to reclaim Russia-occupied areas in the Kharkiv region forced Moscow to withdraw its troops to prevent them from being surrounded.

  22. MyNorthwest

    Russan troops retreat after Ukraine counteroffensive (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- Ukrainian forces on Sunday pushed its counteroffensive in the country's east, exploiting quick gains they made in a week of fighting

  23. Sioux City Journal

    Ukraine pushes Russia into retreat in counteroffensive (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    Ukrainian forces are pushing a counteroffensive in the country’s east, exploiting quick gains they made in a week of fighting that has sharply changed the course of the conflict. Ukraine’s

  24. The Guardian

    Ukraine-Russia war latest: what we know on day 200 of the invasion (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Ukraine inflicts defeat on Moscow in surprise north-east counter-offensive; officials say publicised offensive in the south distracted Russia from the real one in the Kharkiv region

  25. The Guardian

    Ukraine’s gains expose thinly spread Russian invaders – more could follow (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Moscow diverted best troops to southern city of Kherson leaving south-east of Kharkiv lightly defended

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