Ukraine captures Luhansk town, Zelenskyy says Russians are ‘panicking’ | USA TODAY

Ukraine’s counteroffensive continues to be successful, reclaiming a town in Luhansk from Russian troops.

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The Kremlin openly recognized a defeat for the first time in the midst of a successful Ukrainian military counteroffensive that has stirred dissent in Russia and prompted its troops to retreat. The Ukraine Defense Ministry said members of fleeing Russian troops are massing at the Belgorod border, where other Russian troops are keeping them from crossing over.

As Ukraine builds momentum, experts are expressing cautious optimism. John Kirby, the National Security Council's coordinator for strategic communications at the White House, stressed that the war was unpredictable.“What you’re seeing is certainly a shift in momentum for the Ukrainian armed forces, particularly in the north," Kirby said at a briefing.

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18 comments

    1. @Than0s94 Can’t really blame him when he’s told under an iron fist to sensationalize everything that isn’t a state controlled rhetoric.

    2. If you are talking about “captures Luhansk town” versus “captures a Luhansk town”, they have exactly the same meaning in British or American English. Leaving out unnecessary articles is common practice for headlines/titles. So, not sensationalism.

  1. JESUS IS COMING! THE RAPTURE is almost here! Believe in Jesus to escape the coming tribulation!

    Revelation 3:10

    10 Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth.

  2. Told on here a vote would take part in Eastern Ukraine to decide if they want to join Russia.. General Milley Chief of Staff Pentagon failed to see it coming,… I planned the angles on the Bin Laden Raid….. Date/location (yes I located) / copters vortex (every anomaly) funeral at sea time carrier etc. Good diplomatic moves can seize an opportunity that should not be wasted. If that area broke away it could for instance become a tax free trade zone with Russian Ukraine control. Both Countries desire a trade gateway.

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