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Coverage dated June 8, 2023 to June 15, 2023

Ukraine's Counteroffensive Has Been Underwhelming So Far — But It's Low Key for a Reason

Headline from NBC Los Angeles, on the newest of 7 developments

Kyiv’s counteroffensive has gotten off to a quiet start but Kyiv is pursuing a strategy in which it is testing Russia’s defenses.

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7 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Ukraine's counteroffensive is finally underway

    Headline from Delaware Public Media ·

  2. Ukraine Achieves Mixed Success in Counteroffensive’s Early Battles, Says U.K.

    Headline from Wall Street Journal ·

  3. Ukraine Recap: Counteroffensive Underway With ‘Positive’ Mood

    Headline from Bloomberg ·

  4. Russia’s improved weaponry and tactics pose challenges to Ukraine’s counteroffensive

    Headline from The Columbian ·

  5. Putin suffers early setback in Ukraine's counteroffensive

    Headline from Newsweek ·

  6. Ukraine's counteroffensive is "critical" point in conflict—NATO

    Headline from Newsweek ·

  7. Newest

    Ukraine's Counteroffensive Has Been Underwhelming So Far — But It's Low Key for a Reason

    Headline from NBC Los Angeles ·

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30 articles, oldest first.

  1. Al Jazeera

    Ukraine counteroffensive against Russia under way: think tank (opens Al Jazeera)

    Published

    Al Jazeera's feed description

    US-based Institute for the Study of War says Ukraine counteroffensive unlikely to unfold as ‘single grand operation’.

  2. Wall Street Journal

    Ukraine’s Counteroffensive in Maps and Charts (opens Wall Street Journal)

    Published

    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    Expected monthslong effort to oust Russia from the 20% of Ukrainian territory it occupies is under way.

  3. Foreign Policy

    Ukraine’s Big Counteroffensive Gets Underway (opens Foreign Policy)

    Published

    Foreign Policy's feed description

    Unlike last fall, Ukraine has to crack hardened Russian lines before doing any open-field running.

  4. Wall Street Journal

    Ukraine Achieves Mixed Success in Counteroffensive’s Early Battles, Says U.K. (opens Wall Street Journal)

    Published

    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    Kyiv’s forces have managed to break through some Russian defensive lines but are struggling on other fronts.

  5. Al Jazeera

    Putin claims Russian forces halting Ukrainian counteroffensive (opens Al Jazeera)

    Published

    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Claims by pro-Moscow commentators that Ukraine’s counteroffensive has failed are premature, says war monitor think tank.

  6. Bloomberg

    Ukraine Recap: Counteroffensive Underway With ‘Positive’ Mood (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    Kyiv’s forces recaptured Blahodatne, a village in the Donetsk region, Russian Telegram channels and Ukraine’s Suspilne news service reported on Sunday as details trickle out about the counteroffensive against Russian occupying troops.

  7. CNN

    Zelensky signalled Ukraine's counteroffensive against Russia is underway. Here's what to expect (opens CNN)

    Published

    CNN's feed description

    With a few words, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky gave his strongest signal yet that his forces have begun their much-anticipated campaign to regain swathes of territory taken by Russian forces.

  8. PBS NewsHour

    Russia's improved weaponry and tactics pose challenges to Ukraine's counteroffensive (opens PBS NewsHour)

    Published

    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    The changing Russian tactics along with increased troop numbers and improved weaponry could make it challenging for Ukraine to score any kind of quick decisive victory, threatening to turn it into a long battle of attrition.

  9. Newsweek

    How Ukraine's counteroffensive is faring so far (opens Newsweek)

    Published

    Newsweek's feed description

    Kyiv says it has made some territorial gains in its push to recapture Russian territory, confirmed by geolocated footage.

  10. NPR

    Latest in Ukraine: The counteroffensive is on, so is massive flooding (opens NPR)

    Published

    NPR's feed description

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

  11. Al Jazeera

    Ukraine’s counteroffensive begins: What do we know so far? (opens Al Jazeera)

    Published

    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Al Jazeera’s Defence Editor Alex Gatopoulos explains the dynamics of a new phase in the 16-month war.

  12. PBS NewsHour

    Putin threatens to seize more of Ukraine to block counteroffensive on border regions (opens PBS NewsHour)

    Published

    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    In some of his most detailed remarks about the war in months, the Russian leader also asserted that Ukrainian forces had suffered “catastrophic” losses in a new counteroffensive.

  13. Newsweek

    What Ukraine must do before counteroffensive hits "decisive phase" (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    "Ukraine seems to be pushing everywhere, forcing the Russians to commit somewhere," one analyst told Newsweek.

  14. NBC Los Angeles

    Ukraine War Live Updates: Putin Says Ukraine's Counteroffensive Is Failing; Russia Strikes Odesa, Civilians Dead and Injured (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed Ukraine’s counteroffensive is failing, saying Kyiv has failed to achieve any success.

  15. Newsweek

    Putin suffers early setback in Ukraine's counteroffensive (opens Newsweek)

    Published

    Newsweek's feed description

    Ukraine has touted early gains that include recaptured settlements, but its counteroffensive is only in its early stages.

  16. Newsweek

    Ukraine's counteroffensive is "critical" point in conflict—NATO (opens Newsweek)

    Published

    Newsweek's feed description

    "We do not know if this will be a turning point," the alliance's Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said in Brussels of Kyiv's push.

  17. Washington Examiner

    Ukraine’s counteroffensive: Wait for it (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Ukraine’s military has been active throughout eastern and southern Ukraine the past week, prompting many to believe the much-anticipated counteroffensive is beginning as towns such as Blahodatne, Neskuchne, and Makarivka are valiantly liberated by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Special operations…

  18. NBC Los Angeles

    Ukraine's Counteroffensive Has Been Underwhelming So Far — But It's Low Key for a Reason (opens NBC Los Angeles)

    Published

    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Kyiv’s counteroffensive has gotten off to a quiet start but Kyiv is pursuing a strategy in which it is testing Russia’s defenses.

  19. Oil Price

    Ukraine's Counteroffensive Has Begun (opens Oil Price)

    Published

    Oil Price's feed description

    Ukraine has now officially begun its counteroffensive, with intense fighting on multiple fronts.

  20. NPR

    Ukraine's counteroffensive is finally underway (opens NPR)

    Published

    NPR's feed description

    Ukraine's long-awaited counteroffensive is underway. Many wonder how successful it will be in pushing back Russian forces, but U.S. defense officials are calling the war a marathon, not a sprint.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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